bile
noun [U] /baɪl/Definition
› the bitter, yellow liquid produced by the liver that helps to digest fat: Meat-eaters must produce extensive bile acids in their intestines to properly digest the meat that they eat.Bodily fluids and their productionUrine and urinating › very angry feelings, words, or behaviour: His article was full of loathing and bile.Anger and displeasure
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Synonyms and related words:
- -rage suffix
- anger noun
- annoyance noun
- apoplexy noun (ANGER)
- bad feeling idiom
- benny noun
- bitterness noun (ANGER)
- get the hump idiom
- grit your teeth idiom
- grudge noun
- hard feelings idiom
- hissy (fit) noun
- huff noun
- irritation noun (ANGER)
- paddy noun
- pique noun
- rancour noun
- road rage noun
- slow burn noun (ANGER)
- spleen noun (ANGER)
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Anger and displeasure
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