bitch

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

bitch, n. [OE. biche, bicche, AS. bicce; cf. Icel. bikkja, G. betze, peize.].

•  The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and fox.  [1913 Webster]
•  An opprobrious name for a woman, especially a lewd woman.  Pope.  [1913 Webster]
•  an unpleasant, malicious, or offensive person.  [PJC]
•  something difficult or unpleasant.  [PJC]
•  a complaint.  [PJC]

bitch, v. i. 

 to complain in a whining or grumbling manner; to gripe.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bitch, n. & v.
--n.
1 a female dog or other canine animal.
2 sl. offens. a malicious or spiteful woman.
3 sl. a very unpleasant or difficult thing or situation.
--v.
1 intr. (often foll. by about) a speak scathingly. b complain.
2 tr. be spiteful or unfair to.

Etymology

OE bicce

THESAURUS

bitch

Augean task, Herculean task, Jane, Jezebel, Partlet, Seeing Eye dog, air a grievance, backbreaker, bad woman, baggage, ballbuster, bandog, battle-ax, bawd, beef, beefing, beguile, beldam, bellyache, bellyaching, betray, biddy, bimbo, bird, bitch up, bitching, bleat, bluff, bobble, boggle, bonehead into it, bossy, botch, bowwow, boycott, broad, brood mare, bugger, bugger up, bungle, call in question, canine, cat, challenge, chick, chippy, chore, clamor, clitoromaniac, cocotte, common scold, complain, complaining, complaint, compunction, cow, crab, crib, croak, cry out against, dame, dead lift, delude, demonstrate, demonstrate against, demonstration, demur, demurrer, destructive criticism, dispute, dissent, doe, dog, doll, double-cross, drab, drop a brick, easy lay, easy woman, enter a protest, ewe, ewe lamb, exception, expostulate, expostulation, fancy dog, faultfinding, filly, fishwife, floozie, floozy, flub, foul up, four-flush, frail sister, fret, fret and fume, fury, fuss, goof, goof up, grievance, grievance committee, gripe, griping, grisette, groan, groaning, grouch, grouse, grousing, growl, grumble, grumbling, grump, grunt, guide dog, guinea hen, gum up, gyp, handful, hard job, hard pull, harlot, harpy, harridan, hash up, heavy sledding, heifer, hen, hind, holler, hooker, howl, humbug, hussy, hustler, hysteromaniac, indignation meeting, jade, jenny, juggle, kennel, kick, kicking, lap dog, large order, lioness, lodge a complaint, loose woman, louse up, man-sized job, march, mare, mess up, minx, mope, murmur, murmuring, mutter, nag, nanny, nanny goat, nonviolent protest, nymphet, nympho, nymphomaniac, object, objection, pack of dogs, peahen, peeve, peevishness, pet peeve, petulance, picket, picketing, pickup, pooch, press objections, pro, prostitute, protest, protest demonstration, protestation, pup, puppy, qualm, quean, querulousness, raise a howl, rally, register a complaint, remonstrance, remonstrate, remonstration, roe, rough go, ruin, scold, scolding, screw up, scruple, she-bear, she-devil, she-goat, she-lion, she-wolf, sheep dog, show dog, shrew, sit in, sit-in, skirt, sled dog, slut, sniping, sow, spitfire, spoil, squawk, squawking, state a grievance, streetwalker, strike, strumpet, sulk, take in, take on, tall order, tart, teach in, teach-in, termagant, tigress, tomato, tough job, tough proposition, toy dog, tramp, trollop, trull, uphill work, uteromaniac, virago, vixen, wanton, watchdog, wench, whelp, whining, whore, witch, working dog, yammer, yap, yapping, yawp, yell bloody murder, yelp

ROGET THESAURUS

bitch

Unskillfulness

VB be unskillful, not see an inch beyond one's nose, blunder, bungle, boggle, fumble, botch, bitch, flounder, stumble, trip, hobble, put one's foot in it, make a mess of, make hash of, make sad work of, overshoot the mark, play tricks with, play Puck, mismanage, misconduct, misdirect, misapply, missend, stultify oneself, make a fool of oneself, commit oneself, act foolishly, play the fool, put oneself out of court, lose control, lose control of oneself, lose one's head, lose one's cunning, begin at the wrong end, do things by halves, make two bites of a cherry, play at cross purposes, strain at a gnat and swallow a camel, put the cart before the horse, lock the stable door when the horse is stolen, not know what one is about, not know one's own interest, not know on which side one's bread is buttered, stand in one's own light, quarrel with one's bread and butter, throw a stone in one's own garden, kill the goose which lays the golden eggs, pay dear for one's whistle, cut one's own throat, bum one's fingers, knock one's head against a stone wall, beat one's head against a stone wall, fall into a trap, catch a Tartar, bring the house about one's ears, have too many eggs in one basket (imprudent), have too many irons in the fire, mistake, take the shadow for the substance, bark up the wrong tree, be in the wrong box, aim at a pigeon and kill a crow, take the wrong pig by the tail, get the wrong pig by the tail, get the wrong sow by the ear, get the dirty end of the stick, put the saddle on the wrong horse, put a square peg into a round hole, put new wine into old bottles, cut blocks with a razor, hold a farthing candle to the sun, fight with a shadow, grasp at a shadow, catch at straws, lean on a broken reed, reckon without one's host, pursue a wild goose chase, go on a fool's goose chase, sleeveless errand, go further and fare worse, lose one's way, miss one's way, fail.

Libertine

N libertine, voluptuary, rake, debauchee, loose fish, rip, rakehell, fast man, intrigant, gallant, seducer, fornicator, lecher, satyr, goat, whoremonger, paillard, adulterer, gay deceiver, Lothario, Don Juan, Bluebeard, chartered libertine, adulteress, advoutress, courtesan, prostitute, strumpet, harlot, whore, punk, fille de joie, woman, woman of the town, streetwalker, Cyprian, miss, piece, frail sisterhood, demirep, wench, trollop, trull, baggage, hussy, drab, bitch, jade, skit, rig, quean, mopsy, slut, minx, harridan, unfortunate, unfortunate female, unfortunate woman, woman of easy virtue, wanton, fornicatress, Jezebel, Messalina, Delilah, Thais, Phryne, Aspasia, Lais, lorette, cocotte, petite dame, grisette, demimonde, chippy, sapphist, spiritual wife, white slave, concubine, mistress, doxy, chere amie, bona roba, pimp, procurer, pander, pandar, bawd, conciliatrix, procuress, mackerel, wittol.

Woman

N woman, she, her, female, petticoat, feminality, muliebrity, womanhood, womankind, the sex, the fair, fair sex, softer sex, weaker vessel, dame, madam, madame, mistress, Mrs, lady, donna belle, matron, dowager, goody, gammer, Frau, frow, Vrouw, rani, good woman, good wife, squaw, wife, matronage, matronhood, bachelor girl, new woman, feminist, suffragette, suffragist, nymph, wench, grisette, girl, sissy, betty, cot betty, cotquean, henhussy, mollycoddle, muff, old woman, hen, bitch, sow, doe, roe, mare, she goat, Nanny goat, tabita, ewe, cow, lioness, tigress, vixen, gynecaeum, estrogen, oestrogen, consanguinity &c, paternity, lesbian, dyke, female, she-, feminine, womanly, ladylike, matronly, maidenly, wifely, womanish, effeminate, unmanly, gynecic, gynaecic, Pron, she, her, hers, ', a perfect woman nobly planned, a lovely lady garmented in white, das Ewig-Weibliche zieht uns hinan, earth's noblest thing, a woman perfected, es de vidrio la mujer, she moves a goddess and she looks a queen, the beauty of a lovely woman is like music, varium et mutabile semper femina, woman is the lesser man.