bishopric, n. diocese, [see].

bit, n. [morsel], [fragment], [scrap], crumb; [mite], ace, [scintilla], [particle], [whit], [iota], tittle, [grain], [atom], [jot], [molecule], [speck], [mote].

bit by bit. piecemeal.

bitch, n. [slut]; [whore].

bite, v. champ, nibble, [chew]; [sting], [smart], tingle; take hold of, adhere; [nip], [blight], [blast].

bite, n. mouthful; wheal.

biting, a. stinging, [sharp], [cutting], [sarcastic], [caustic], scathing, [bitter], [satirical], [pungent], [piquant]; [nipping], [blasting]; erosive, [corrosive], [acrid], mordant.

bitter, a. [acrid], acerb; [poignant], [intense]; [calamitous], [distressing], [virulent], [acrimonious]; [implacable].

bitterness, n. [acridity], acerbity; [gall], wormwood; poignancy, intensity, [severity]; [rancor], [malice], malignity, implacableness.

bizarre, a. [fantastic], [whimsical], [grotesque].