BITTER END

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bitter end" is a kind of...):

end; terminal (either extremity of something that has length)

Domain category:

navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)

Holonyms ("bitter end" is a part of...):

line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)

Meaning:

The final extremity (however unpleasant it may be)

Example:

he was determined to fight to the bitter end

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("bitter end" is a kind of...):

extremity (an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease))