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Bear

Definition: Bear

Bear

Noun

1. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.

2. An investor with a pessimistic market outlook.

Verb

1. Have: "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature".

2. Give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!".

3. Put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat".

4. Move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; also with communication nouns: "bear news"; "bearing orders".

5. Bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers".

6. Take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility".

7. Contain or hold; have within: "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water".

8. Bring in; as of investments; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?".

9. Have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar".

10. : behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times".

11. : have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade".

12. : support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright".

13. : be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "bear" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Bear

DomainDefinition

Bible

Bear a native of the mountain regions of Western Asia, frequently mentioned in Scripture. David defended his flocks against the attacks of a bear (1 Sam. 17:34-37). Bears came out of the wood and destroyed the children who mocked the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 2:24). Their habits are referred to in Isa. 59:11; Prov. 28:15; Lam. 3:10. The fury of the female bear when robbed of her young is spoken of (2 Sam. 17:8; Prov. 17:12; Hos. 13:8). In Daniel's vision of the four great monarchies, the Medo-Persian empire is represented by a bear (7:5). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Dream Interpretation

Bear is significant of overwhelming competition in pursuits of every kind.
To kill a bear, portends extrication from former entanglements.
A young woman who dreams of a bear will have a threatening rival or some misfortune. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....

Literature

Bear (A). (Stock Exchange), a fall, or a speculator for a fall. To operate for a bear. To realise a profitable bear.
Bearing the market is using every effort to depress the price of stocks in order to buy it.
The arena of bears and bulls, i.e. the Stock Exchange.
Dr. Warton says the term bear came from the proverb of "Selling the skin before you have caught the bear," and referred to those who entered into contracts in the South Sea Scheme to transfer stock at a stated price. (See Bull.)
"So was the huntsman by the bear oppressed,
Whose hide he sold before he caught the beast."
Waller: Battle of the Summer Islands, c. ii.
A Bear account. A speculation in stocks on the chance of a fall in the price of the stock sold, with a view of buying it back at a lower price or receiving the difference. (See Bulls.)
Bear (The). Albert, margrave of Brandenburg. He was also called "The Fair" (1106-1170).
The bloody Bear, in Dryden's poem called The Hind and Panther, means the Independents.
"The bloody bear, an independent beast,
Unlicked to form, in groans her hate expressed." Pt. i. 35, 36.
The Great Bear and Little Bear. The constellations so called are specimens of a large class of blunders founded on approximate sounds. The Sanskrit rakh means "to be bright;" the Greeks corrupted the word into arktos, which means a bear; so that the "bear" should in reality be the "bright ones." The fable is that Calisto, a nymph of Diana, had two sons by Jupiter, which Juno changed into bears, and Jupiter converted into constellations.
"The wind-shaked surge, with high and monstrous mane,
Seems to cast water on the burning bear,
And quench the guards of th'ever-fixed pole."
Shakespeare: Othello, ii. 1.
"'Twas here we saw Calisto's star retire
Beneath the waves, unawed by Juno's ire."
Camoens: Lusiad, book v.
The Bear or Northern Bear. Russia.
"France turns from her abandoned friends a fresh,
And soothes the bear that growls for patriot flesh." Campbell: Poland, Stanza 5.
A Bridled Bear. A young nobleman under the control of a travelling tutor. (See Bear-Leader.)
The Bear and Ragged Staff. A public-house sign in compliment to Warwick, the king-maker, whose cognisance it was. The first earl was Arth or Arthgal, of the Round Table, whose cognisance was a bear, because artk means a bear (Latin, urs'). Morvid, the second earl, overcame, in single combat, a mighty giant, who came against him with a club, which was a tree pulled up by the roots, but stripped of its branches. In remembrance of his victory over the giant he added "the ragged staff."
The Bear and the Tea-kettle (Kamschatka). Said of a person who injures himself by foolish rage. One day a bear entered a hut in Kamschatka, where a kettle was on the fire. Master Bruin went to the kettle, and smelling at it burnt his nose, being greatly irritated, he seized the kettle with his paws, and squeezed it against his breast. This, of course, made matters worse, for the boiling water scalded him terribly, and he growled in agony till some neighbours put an end to his life with their guns.
A bear sucking his paws. It is said that when a bear is deprived of food, it sustains life by sucking its paws. The same is said of the English badger. Applied to industrious idleness.
As savage as a bear with a sore (or scalt) head. Unreasonably ill-tempered.
As a bear has no tail, for a lion he'll fail. The same as Ne sutor supra crepidam, "let not the cobbler aspire above his last." Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, being a descendant of the Warwick family, changed his own crest, which was "a green lion with two tails," for the Warwick crest, a "bear and ragged staff." When made governor of the Low Countries, he was suspected of aiming at absolute supremacy, or the desire of being the monarch of his fellows, as the lion is monarch among beasts. Some wit wrote under his crest the Latin verse, "Ursa caret cauda non queat esse leo."
"Your bear for lion needs must fail,
Because your true bears have no tail."
To take the bear by the tooth. To put your head into the lion's mouth; needlessly to run into danger.
You dare as soon take a bear by his tooth. You would no more attempt such a thing, than attempt to take a bear by its tooth.
Bear (To). Come, bear a hand! Come and render help! In French, "Donner un coup à quelqu'un." Bring a hand, or bring your hand to bear on the work going on.
To bear arms. To do military service.
To bear away (Nautical). To keep away from the wind.
To bear one company. To be one's companion.
"His faithful dog shall bear him company."
Pope: Essay on Man, epistle i. 112.
To bear down. To overpower; to force down.
"Fully prepared to bear down all resistance."- Cooper: The Pilot, chap. xvii.
To bear down upon (Nautical). To approach from the weather side.
To bear in mind. Remember; do not forget. Carry in your recollection.
"To learn by heart," means to learn memoriter. Mind and heart stand for memory in both phrases.
To bear out. To corroborate, to confirm.
To bear up. To support; to keep the spirits up.
To bear with. To show forbearance; to endure with complacency.
"How long shall I bear with this evil congregation?"-Numbers xiv. 27.
To bear the bell. (See Bell.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Metallurgy

Molten metal which has penetrated and eroded the hearth below tap hole level during the campaign of a blast furnace. Source: European Union. (references)

Meteorology & Standards

Someone who sells securities in the hope of buying them back more cheaply. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

A. To bear in; underholing or undermining; driving in at the top or at the side of a working. b. Eng. A calcareous or clay ironstone nodule, Derbyshire c. The mass of iron, which, as a result of wear of the refractory brickwork or blocks in the hearth bottom of a blast furnace, slowly replaces much of the refractory material in this location.Syn:salamander. (references)

Slang

A hairy beefy gay male. (references)

Slang in 1811

BEAR. One who contracts to deliver a certain quantity of sum of stock in the public funds, on a future day, and at stated price; or, in other words, sells what he has not got, like the huntsman in the fable, who sold the bear's skin before the bear was ki. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Bear

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Ursidae

Black Bear
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Ursidae
Subfamilies
Ailurinae
Ursinae
A bear is a large mammal of the order Carnivora, family Ursidae. The adjective ursine is used to describe bears.

Physical Attributes

Common characteristics between bears include dense fur, a short tail, great ability of smell and hearing, five un-retractable claws, and long and shaggy fur.

Bears have a large body with powerful limbs. They walk very much like humans do. They have broad paws, long snouts, and round ears. Their teeth are used for defense and tools and depend on the diet of the bear. Their claws are used for ripping, digging, and catching.

Habitats

Bears live in a variety of habitats from the tropics to the Arctic and from forests to snowfields. They are mainly omnivores, although some have a more specialised diet, such as polar bears. They eat lichens, roots, nuts, and berries. They can also go to a river or other body of water to capture fish. Bears will commonly travel far from food. Hunting times are usually in the dusk or the dawn except when humans are nearby.

Some of the large species, such as the Polar Bear and the Grizzly Bear are dangerous to humans especially in areas where they have become used to people, but in most part, bears are shy and are easily frightened of humans. They will, however, defend a cubs' nest ferociously.

Reproductive Behavior

The bear's courtship period is very brief. Bears reproduce seasonally, usually after hibernation. Cubs come out toothless, blind, and bald. The cubs, usually born in litters of 1-3, will stay with the mother for six months, where they will be fed by milk and will start hunting with the mother in three months. Then, they are weaned. However, they will still remain nearby for three years. The cubs are sexually mature at seven years. Normally, bears are very solitary and will not remain close together for long periods of time.

Other

Many bears of northern regions hibernate in the winter. They actually don't hibernate. Their body temperature sinks a relatively low amount and they can be easily awakend.

Laws have been passed in many areas of the world to protect bears from hunters or habitat destruction. Bears in captivity used to trained to dance, box, or unicycle, but it is now controversial to use animals in this way.

Bears have an average LE of 25-40 years.

Classification

Subfamily Ailurinae

Genus Ailuropoda

Genus Ailurus

Subfamily Ursinae

Genus Ursus

Genus Melursus

Genus Helarctos

Genus Tremarctos

Evolutionary Relationships

Bears are evolved from dog-like animals. They are related to walruses, raccons, and sea lions.

There has been much discussion as to whether the Giant Panda belongs to the bear family or the raccoon family. The pandas are closely related to both. Recent DNA analysis seems to indicate that the Giant Panda is more closely related to other bears and the Red Panda is more closely related to the raccoon.

Bears are very recently evolved.

Further Reading

Miscellaneous

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Bear community

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The bear community is a subset of the gay community, which is often divided into subcommunities for the purpose of establishing common interests with peers. Thus, Bears are gay men who are generally either very heavyset or stocky, or very muscular. They have hairy bodies and some sort of facial hair, and often have a traditionally masculine gender role.

Bear men sometimes disassociate themselves from the gay community at large, having their own bars and social events where they can socialize with other members of the bear community. They have pageants (much like beauty pagents but generally hyper-sexual) where titles and sashes (made of leather) are given out to winners. (Example: "Mr. Washington, D.C Bear, 2002.")

The bear community was created by men who didn't feel that they fit into mainstream gay culture, believing it to place unnecessary emphasis on gay men who fit a particular bodily norm (thin, hairless and young). In turn, some, both in and out of the bear community, criticize it as tending to exclude people who do not fit into their own standards of what a "real man" is.

Some terminology relating to the bear community includes:

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Bear, Delaware

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Bear is a town located in New Castle County, Delaware. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 17,593.

Geography


Bear is located at 39°37'13" North, 75°41'5" West (39.620362, -75.684776)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.9 km² (5.7 mi²). 14.9 km² (5.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 17,593 people, 6,027 households, and 4,544 families residing in the town. The population density is 1,183.4/km² (3,063.4/mi²). There are 6,265 housing units at an average density of 421.4/km² (1,090.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 66.91% White, 26.79% African American, 0.22% Native American, 2.03% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.78% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. 5.50% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 6,027 households out of which 46.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% are married couples living together, 18.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% are non-families. 18.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 2.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.92 and the average family size is 3.30. In the town the population is spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $53,240, and the median income for a family is $57,509. Males have a median income of $40,115 versus $30,231 for females. The per capita income for the town is $20,715. 5.4% of the population and 4.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.7% are under the age of 18 and 7.3% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bear, Delaware."

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Ursa Major

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Ursa Major is a constellation visible throughout the year in the northern hemisphere. Its name means "Great Bear" in Latin, and is derived from the legend of Callisto. Its seven brightest stars form a famous asterism known in North America as the Big Dipper, because the major stars can be seen to follow the rough outline of a large ladle, or dipper. The Big Dipper is recognized as a grouping of stars in many cultures and eras. In the United Kingdom it is commonly known as the Plough, and was sometimes formerly called King Charles's Wain (where wain means "wagon").

Ursa Major

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AbbreviationUMa
GenitiveUrsae Majoris
Meaning in Englishthe Great Bear
Right ascension10.67 h
Declination55.38°
Visible to latitudeBetween 90° and -30°
On meridian9 p.m., April 20
Area
 - Total
Ranked 3rd
1 280 sq. deg.
Number of stars with
apparent magnitude < 3
6
Brightest star
 - Apparent magnitude
Dubhe (α UMa)
1.8
Meteor showers
  • Alpha Ursa Majorids
  • Ursids
  • Leonids-Ursids
Bordering constellations
  • Draco
  • Camelopardalis
  • Lynx
  • Leo Minor
  • Leo
  • Coma Berenices
  • Canes Venatici
  • Boötes

Notable features

From the bowl to the handle, the stars in the Big Dipper are called Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid (or Benetnash), and are given Bayer designations of Alpha to Eta Ursae Majoris, in that order. Mizar has a companion star called Alcor, just visible to the naked eye, that served as a traditional test of sight. Both stars are actually multiple in and of themselves, including the first telescopic and spectroscopic binaries.

The star Polaris, the Pole Star, can be found by measuring a line five times the angular distance between the two pointer stars Dubhe and Merak forming the end of the dipper cup, through those stars and up and away from the dipper. The dipper also points the way to other stars, for instance by sweeping down from the handle one reaches Arcturus (α Boötis) and Spica (α Virginis). A mnemonic for this is "Follow the arc to Arcturus, and speed on to Spica.".

In 1869, R. A. Proctor noticed that, except for Dubhe and Alkaid, the stars of the Big Dipper all have proper motions heading towards a common point in Sagittarius. This group, of which a few other members have been identified, formed an open cluster at some distant point in the past. Since then the sparse group has been scattered over a region about 30 by 18 light-years, centered some 75 light-years away, making it the closest cluster-like object. About 100 other stars, including Sirius, form a stream sharing approximately the same proper motion as the ex-cluster, but the exact relationship is unclear. Our solar system is in the outskirts of this stream, but is not a member, being about 40 times older.

In addition to the Big Dipper, another asterism comes from Arab culture - the "leaps of the gazelle," a series of three pairs of stars:

These stars are found along the southwest border of the constellation, the bear's toes.

47 Ursae Majoris has a planetary system with three confirmed planets, 2.54 times and 0.76 times times the mass of Jupiter.

Notable deep sky objects

Several galaxies are found in Ursa Major, including the pair M81 (one of the brightest galaxies in the sky) and M82 above the bear's head, and M101, a beautiful spiral northwest of η Ursae Majoris. The constellation contains about 50 galaxies, most of which are below 10th magnitude.

History

It was one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy.

This is one of the most widely-known constellations, having been mentioned by such poets as Homer, Spenser, Shakespeare, and Tennyson. The Finnish epic Kalevala mentions them, and Vincent Van Gogh painted them.

Mythology

Many distinct civilizations have seen this figure as a bear. In classical mythology, one of Artemis' companions, Callisto, lost her virginity to Zeus, who had come disguised as Artemis. Enraged, Artemis changed her into a bear. Callisto's son, Arcas, nearly killed his mother while hunting, but Zeus or Artemis stopped him and placed them both in the sky as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

Hera was not pleased with the placement of Callisto and Arcas in the sky, so she asked her nurse, Tethys, to help. Tethys, a marine goddess, cursed the constellations to forever circle the sky and never drop below the horizon, hence explaining why they are circumpolar. To observers above 41°N, these stars never seem to set.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ursa Major."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Bear

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

BEAR

EnglishBiological Effects of Atomic RadiationNuclear Energy & Physics, Biology & Biotechnology

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Bear

Synonyms: abide (v), accept (v), acquit (v), assume (v), behave (v), birth (v), brook (v), carry (v), comport (v), conduct (v), contain (v), deliver (v), deport (v), endure (v), expect (v), gestate (v), give birth (v), have (v), hold (v), pay (v), put up (v), stand (v), stomach (v), suffer (v), support (v), take over (v), tolerate (v), turn out (v), wear (v), yield (v). (additional references)
Antonym: bull (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Bear

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Mart

Investor, speculator, operator; bull, buyer; bear, short seller; scalper, arbitrager, arbitrageur; stockholder, share-holder, stockholder of record; bond holder, coupon-clipper.

Merchant

Jobber; broker; (agent); buyer; seller; bear, bull.

Possibility

Verb: be possible; Adjective: stand a chance; admit of, bear.

Production

Flower, bear fruit, fructify, teem, ean, yean, farrow, drop, pup, kitten, kindle; bear, lay, whelp, bring forth, give birth to, lie in, be brought to bed of, evolve, pullulate, usher into the world.

Support

Support, bear, carry, hold, sustain, shoulder; hold up, back up, bolster up, shore up; uphold, upbear; prop; under prop, under pin, under set; riprap; bandage.

Transference

Verb: transfer, transmit, transport, transplace, transplant, translocate; convey, carry, bear, fetch and carry; carry over, ferry over; hand pass, forward; shift; conduct, convoy, bring, fetch, reach; tote; port, import, export.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Bear

English words defined with "bear": Alaskan brown bear, American black bear, Asiatic black bearBarren Ground bear, bear claw, bear cub, Bear leader, Black bear, bring to bear, brown bearCave bear, cinnamon bear, coon beargrizzly bearice bearJungle bearKodiak bearpanda bear, Polar bearSea bear, sloth bear, Spectacled bear, Sun bear, Syrian bearteddy bear, To bear down, To bear off, To bear one hard, To bear out, To bear up to, To bear uponWhite bear, woolly bear. (references)
Specialty definitions using "bear": Bear Account, bear call spread, BEAR LEADER, Bear of Bradwardine, bear put spreadcall bear spread, cookie bear, Cross as a BearGrin and Bear ItNorthern Bearput bear spreadvertical bear call spread, vertical bear put spread. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Bear" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Frisian (bear), Manx (bear).

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Modern Usage: Bear

DomainUsage

Screenplays

And with your dying breath, you will bear witness to the End of Days (End of Days; writing credit: Andrew W. Marlowe)

Bear me no ill will my love we are now even (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice)

To bear a Ring of Power is to be alone (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

I think you just can't bear to let a gorgeous guy like me out of your sight (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back; writing credit: George Lucas; Leigh Brackett)

They reminded me so much of myself, I could hardly bear to look at them (Trainspotting; writing credit: Irvine Welsh; John Hodge)

Lyrics

Of the cross I bear that you gave to me (You Oughta Know; performing artist: Alanis Morissette)

If there is a load you have to bear ("Lean On Me"; performing artist: Bill Withers)

They found no place to bear her child, not a single room was in sight (Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord; performing artist: Boney M)

Every cross that we bear (Do I Have To Say The Words?; performing artist: Bryan Adams)

They even had a bear in the air (Convoy; performing artist: C.W. MCCALL)

Clever

Give me a stout heart to bear my own burdens. (references; author: unknown)

Tongue Twisters

A big bug bit a bold bald bear, and the bold bald bear bled blood badly. (references; author: unknown)

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, was he? (references; author: unknown)

I cannot bear to see a bear bear down upon a hare. When bare of hair he strips the hare, right there I cry, "Forbear! (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Brother Bear (2003)

The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (1972)

Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch (1971)

Snow Bear (1970)

Adventures of Rupert Bear (1969)

Song Titles

Running Bear (performing artist: Johnny Preston)

Dancing Bear (performing artist: The Mamas And The Papas)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Bear

DomainTitle

References

  • Bear Stearns Companies Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Golden Bear Golf, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Vermont Teddy Bear Co., Inc. (The): International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • A Story for Bear (reference)

  • Stan Weinstein's Secrets For Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets (reference)

  • The Bear and the Dragon (reference)

  • The Junction Boys: How Ten Days in Hell with Bear Bryant Forged a Championship Team (reference)

  • Touching Spirit Bear (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • Bear in the Big Blue House - Everybody's Special (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Bear

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Photo Album: Bear

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Shown is a young girl with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) receiving chemotherapy. This is a close-up shot of her holding a teddy bear. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Note that the eighth abdominal segment of the Anopheles mosquito larva does not bear a siphon as does the Culex mosquito larva. Credit: CDC.

The anal segment of Coquillettidia does not bear prominent hair tufts on the ventral aspect of the saddle, although one or two small hairs may be present posteriorly, with 8 or more comb scales on the abdominal segment VIII in this genus. Credit: CDC.

Polar bear - Ursus maritimus - appears to be stalking walrus - in fact was running from helicopter noise. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Overhead view taken from helicopter of swimming polar bear - Ursus maritimus. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Coast Guard Cutter Bear at Demarcation Point Provided transportation for magnetic field work by C&GS officer J. T. Watkins. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

"Jack" the mascot of the GEDNEY There is no record of how he got along with Billy the Bear. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Black bear at Taku Glacier Lodge. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Dr. Richard Fleming on the bow of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Ship BROWN BEAR. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve. A birder enjoys a winter morning observing the many species found on Bear Island. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Bear
 

"Bear" by I Y
Commentary: "This handsome bear lives in the Budapest zoo."
"Brown Bear" by James McCallum
Commentary: "Brown Bear."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "Bear".

PlayCaptionPlayCaption
Bear growling and roaring.Brown bear growling.
Grizzly bear roar.Bear roaring.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Bear

AuthorQuotation

Johann Friedrich Von Schiller

Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.

Katherine Fullerton Gerould

You can bear anything if it isn't your own fault.

Marquis De Vauvenargues

Those who can bear all can dare all.

Ovid

Bear patiently with a rival.

Thomas Campbell

To bear is to conquer our fate.

Thomas p Kempis

Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.

Virgil

I cannot bear a mother's tears.
Not every soil can bear all things.

William Shakespeare

In time the savage bull doth bear the yoke.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Bear

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

If one who has borrowed from the Jews any sum, great or small, die before that loan be repaid, the debt shall not bear interest while the heir is under age, of whomsoever he may hold; and if the debt fall into our hands, we will not take anything except the principal sum contained in the bond. (reference)

John Locke

1690

In all lawful governments, the designation of the persons, who are to bear rule, is as natural and necessary a part as the form of the government itself, and is that which had its establishment originally from the people; the anarchy being much alike, to have no form of government at all; or to agree, that it shall be monarchical, but to appoint no way to design the person that shall have the power, and be the monarch. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Declaration of Independence

1776

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. (reference)

US Bill of Rights

1795

Amendment II. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. (reference)

Amendment to US Constitution

1795-1996

But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age,* and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The German Government undertakes to bear the expense of all civil and military pensions which had been earned in Alsace. (reference)

John F. Kennedy

1961

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Bear

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

His aunt could not bear to have him leave her.

Sylvie and Bruno

Carroll, Lewis

She must bear it as best she can.

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

If thou so choose, it will bear thee back again

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Did she bear the journey well

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

To bear even the sting of an insect for all eternity would be a dreadful torment

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Sir William Brandon, you shall bear my standard

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Women and children knew deep in themselves that no misfortune was too great to bear if their men were whole

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Of these trees I made two stools, each about three feet high, and strong enough to bear my weight

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

It was dark, and had a dirt floor for the most part, dank, clammy, and aguish, only here a board and there a board which would not bear removal

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Bear

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. (references)

What is most encouraging is the range of scientific approaches that research is bringing to bear on these diseases. (references)

The letter should bear the stamp used by a health department or official immunization center to validate the International Certificate of Vaccination. (references)

Business

The products were not able to bear American brand names, however. (references)

At this point, the Saudi employer will usually bear the premiums. (references)

The label must bear an accurate description of the fiber content. (references)

Children

Kyrgyz Republic

These costs are difficult for families, particularly large ones, to bear. (references)

United Arab Emirates

Consequently, parents of such children must bear the considerable expense of a private education. (references)

Central African Republic

At the primary level, girls and boys enjoy equal access to education, but the majority of young women drop out at age 14 or 15 due to social pressure to marry and bear children. (references)

Civil Liberties

Uzbekistan

Newspapers generally are printed by state-owned printing houses, which refuse to print any edition that does not bear the prior approval of the Committee for the Protection of State Secrets. (references)

Russia

Although the Constitution mandates the availability of alternative military service to those who refuse to bear arms for religious or other reasons of conscience, in practice no such alternative exists. (references)

Discrimination

Swaziland

The law reportedly has been used on occasion to bring moral suasion to bear against employers. (references)

Economic History

Greece

U.S. exporters should bear in mind that letters of credit and drafts are very expensive in Greece. (references)

France

Since June 1998, as in the rest of Europe, all medical devices sold in France must bear the CE Mark. (references)

Slovak Rep

When choosing an agent/partner, it may help to bear in mind the advantages of larger, well-established companies. (references)

Human Rights

China

It is illegal for unmarried women to bear children. (references)

Mexico

They killed Hector Manuel Bear Alvarez and wounded six others. (references)

Sri Lanka

Defendants bear the burden of proof to show that their confessions were obtained by coercion. (references)

Political Economy

HUNGARY

As such, products of U.S. origin that bear the CE mark may not receive testing-free entry into Hungary. (references)

Suriname

Civilian police bear primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order; they report to the Ministry of Justice and Police. (references)

HUNGARY

However, it appears these benefits will only apply to products that are both of EU country origin and bear the "CE" mark denoting compliance with EU standards. (references)

Trade

Ireland

Bills of lading should bear the name of the party to be notified. (references)

Brazil

Imported products should bear a Portuguese translation of this information. (references)

Taiwan

Bags or bales also must bear a nonrecurring number, date, or set of three or more letters. (references)

Travel

Egypt

Even if the children bear American passports, immigration officials may require proof that the father approves of their departure before the children will be allowed to leave Egypt. (references)

Saudi Arabia

This letter must be in Arabic, the U.S. applicant must have the original copy (no faxes allowed), the letter must be on sponsoring company letterhead, and must bear an authenticating stamp of the local Saudi Chamber of Commerce. (references)

Women

Morocco

The defendants in such cases bear the burden of proving their innocence. (references)

Worker Rights

China

However, foreign companies that purchased these toys stated that their internal investigations did not bear out the allegations. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number -- just enough to permit an intelligent selection for observance, but not enough to embarrass the choice. Following is the revised edition of the Decalogue, calculated for this meridian. Thou shalt no God but me adore: 'Twere too expensive to have more. No images nor idols make For Robert Ingersoll to break. Take not God's name in vain; select A time when it will have effect. Work not on Sabbath days at all, But go to see the teams play ball. Honor thy parents. That creates For life insurance lower rates. Kill not, abet not those who kill; Thou shalt not pay thy butcher's bill. Kiss not thy neighbor's wife, unless Thine own thy neighbor doth caress Don't steal; thou'lt never thus compete Successfully in business. Cheat. Bear not false witness -- that is low -- But "hear 'tis rumored so and so." Cover thou naught that thou hast not By hook or crook, or somehow, got. G.J.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Bear

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Carol Channing

You bare your heart and soul and body to possible axe murderers, to hitmen, to crazy people, to somebody. You bear it and do it anyway. It's the only way. And I have done it since the fourth grade.

Christopher Reeve

Well I do exercises what's called a toe table where can experience what's like to bear weight. I practice standing up vertically on this strapped to a table and I do something called a Regis cycle which has have been very kindly donated to me.

Dennis Miller

Have another bear claw.

Phyllis Diller

Oh, please. Shaggy thing. I've seen Halloween outfits that cost more. So they wanted to do it again, and I said let me set up one. So I was nude on a bear rug like babies.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Bear

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

John Quincy Adams

1825-1829But the legislation of one nation is some times intentionally made to bear heavily upon the interests of another.

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837Before concluding this paper I think it due to the various Executive Departments to bear testimony to their prosperous condition and to the ability and integrity with which they have been conducted.

Calvin Coolidge

1923-1929Many of its burdens will bear heavily upon us for years, and the secondary and indirect effects we must expect to experience for some time.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963Meanwhile this country has continued to bear more than its share of the West's military and foreign aid obligations.

Gerald Ford

1974-1977Great attention has been paid to the considerations of fairness, and I can assure you that the burdens will not fall more harshly on those less able to bear them.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981There are times of emergency, when a nation and its leaders must bring their energies to bear on a single urgent task.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989After two days of fighting only ninety could still bear arms.

George Bush

1989-1993I am heartened that we are not being asked to bear alone the financial burden of this struggle.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001Neither the bill supporters nor I believe anything should be done to infringe upon the legitimate right of our citizens to bear arms for hunting and sporting purposes.

George W. Bush

2001-2005Our democratic faith is more than the creed of our country, it is the inborn hope of our humanity, an ideal we carry but do not own, a trust we bear and pass along.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Bear

"Bear" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 67.16% of the time. "Bear" is used about 5,169 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)67.16%3,4712,799
Noun (singular)19.91%1,0297,214
Lexical Verb (base form)12.58%65010,052
Noun (proper)0.35%1882,615
                    Total100.00%5,169N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Bear

The following table summarizes the usage of "bear" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
BearLast name3,0004,614
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Bear

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "bear".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
BeowulfMaleAnglo-Saxon Mythology

Bear

BernatMaleCatalan

To bear

BernadineMaleEnglish

To bear

BernardMaleEnglish

To bear

BernardineMaleEnglish

To bear

BernadetteMaleFrench

To bear

BernardMaleFrench

To bear

BernardineMaleFrench

To bear

BennoMaleGerman

A bear

BernhardMaleGerman

To bear

BernátMaleHungarian

To bear

BernardettaMaleItalian

To bear

BernardoMaleItalian

To bear

BerMaleJewish

A bear

BernardoMalePortuguese

To bear

BerntMaleScandinavian

To bear

BernardoMaleSpanish

To bear

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Usage in Company Names: Bear

CountryName
USA

Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: Bear


1. Bear, DE
Zip Code(s): 19701
Country: USA

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Expression: Bear

Expressions using "bear": alaskan brown bear american black bear ant bear asiatic black bear Australian bear Barren Ground bear be able to bear the expenses be like a bear with a sore head bear a charmed life bear a child bear a grudge bear a grudge against smb. bear a grudge to bear a hand bear a hand! bear a likeness to bear a load bear a loss bear a message bear a part bear a part in bear a person company bear a relation to bear a resemblance to bear a strong resemblance to bear a torch bear against bear along bear animalcules bear arm bear arms bear away bear away the bell Bear baiting bear Branch bear call spread bear cat Bear caterpillar bear children bear claw bear company to smb. bear comparison bear comparison with bear costs bear Creek bear cub bear date bear down bear down on bear down upon bear evidence bear evidence of bear false witness bear false witness against bear fruit bear fruits bear garden bear grass bear hard on bear hug bear in bear in mind bear in mind that bear in upon smb. bear in with bear interest bear interest at 10 % bear jam bear Lake bear Lake County bear leader bear left bear love bear malice bear market bear Mountain bear no enmity bear no relation to bear no resemblance to bear oak bear off bear off the palm bear on bear one's age well bear one's cross patiently bear one's years well bear oneself bear oneself well bear operator bear out bear paw bear put spread bear raid bear record of bear reference to bear resemblance bear resemblance to bear responsibility bear responsibility for bear right bear River City. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "bear": bear-baiting, bear-cat, bear-cheek, bear-claws, bear-cub, bear-faced, bear-feast, bear-footed, bear-garden, bear-headed, bear-hug, bear-hugged, bear-hugging, bear-leader, bear-like, bear-pit, bear-raiding, bear-rug, bear-shaped, bear-sized, bear-skin, bear-skinned, bear-survival, Bear-trap dam.

Ending with "bear": teddy-bear.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Bear

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

bear

9,027

big bear lake california

733

care bear

8,765

teddy bear baby

732

teddy bear

8,521

great bear lodge

720

polar bear

5,198

big bear lake

604

bear viewing

4,455

bear in the big blue house

588

chicago bear

2,611

winnie the pooh bear

567

collectible bear

2,585

yogi bear

551

stuffed bear

2,496

teddy bear gift

518

boyds bear

2,251

koala bear

485

build a bear

1,858

steiff bear

477

teddy bear friend

1,710

newark bear

447

gay bear

1,530

hairy bear

437

big bear

1,287

bear figurine

429

grizzly bear

1,248

little bear

411

black bear

1,204

brown bear

410

bear share

1,179

bear picture

406

vermont teddy bear

1,106

polar bear figurine

396

panda bear

992

bear care coloring page

388

care bear picture

945

bear attack

358

pooh bear

752

alaska bear

352
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Bear

Language Translations for "bear"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

uithou (abide, carry out, endure, put, put up with, suffer), staan (abide, carry out, endure, put, put up with, stand, suffer), produseer (afford, produce), oplewer (afford, produce), beer (abutment, boar). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

ari (sloth-bear). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏سلك (behave, cable, comport, conduct oneself, corps, deport, deport oneself, get along, pursue, service), ‏شخص أخرق (dub, gawky, lout, lubber, lummox, slouch), ‏شخص فظ (oaf, roughneck, rowdy, savage, skunk), ‏أطاق (brook, endure, put up, stand, stomach, sustain, tolerate), ‏أعطى (afford, award, bestow, deign, give, hand, mete, vouchsafe), ‏أنتج (afford, breed, create, do, generate, grow, induce, issue, make, originate, output, procreate, produce, push along, reproduce, result, spawn, turn out), ‏إلتفت, ‏دب (crawl, creeping), ‏عانى (brook, experience, know, pain, stick, suffer), ‏نشر (apply, be published, braying, bring out, broadcast, circulate, diffusion, dispose, disseminate, distribute, edition, expand, extend, fudge, gazette, give out, hang out, insert in a newspaper, irradiate, issue, overspread, peddle, pervade, popularize, print, proclaim, programming, promulgate, promulgation, propagation, publicize, publishing, put forth, put out, run, saw, sawing, sawn, scatter, shake out, sow, spread, sprinkle, strew, thrust, trephine, unfold, unroll, unwrap), ‏تشابه (correspondence, like, likeness, look alike, parity, propinquity, resemblance, resemble, similarity), ‏تحمل (afford, bear up, bearing, decamp, defray, endure, firmness, have smb. over, hold out, incur, last, lump it, mizzle, pocket, put up with, see, stand, stick, stick it out, stomach, suffer, support, sustain, tighten, tolerate, undergo), ‏تلد (give birth, kitten, lamb, procreate, teem), ‏حمل (bearing, burden, carriage, carry, carry on, charge, conception, deck, hold, hump, knock up, lade, lamb, lifting, load, portage, pregnancy, take, tote, yeanling), ‏واكب (bring, convoy, escort), ‏ولد (baby, beget, born, boy, breed, bring forth, deliver, engender, fall, father, generate, germinate, give birth, infant, interpolate, junior, kid, lad, mother, originate, produce, see the light, sire, son, spawn), ‏قاسى (endure, experience, suffer, sustain, undergo), ‏خفض (ax, axe, bring down, cut, debase, deplete, depreciation, depress, dropping, lessen, lower, lowering, mark down, minimize, pull down, put down, rebate, recline, retrench, scale down, shorten, sink, slake, slam, slash, step down, stitch down, subdue, turn down, whittle down). (various references)

   

Asturian

  

osu. (various references)

   

Aymara

  

jucumari. (various references)

   

Basque

  

hartz. (various references)

   

Blackfoot

  

otahkóíssksisiyoohkiaayo (grizzly bear), ootsimiohkiaayo (brown bear). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

борсов спекулант (operator, punter, stag, stock jobber, wildcatter), движа се (fluctuate, forge ahead, get about, go, heave, move, navigate, ride, run, set, stir, travel, walk, work), държа се (acquit oneself, act, bear up, comport, comport oneself, conduct oneself, demean, deport oneself, hold, hold on, hold one's own, quit, stand out, stick, walk), изтрайвам (endure, last, stick out), питая (feel, nourish, nurse), поддържам (adhere, atlas, back, buoy, carry, contend, expound, favour, feed, fuel, help on, hold, hold up, keep, keep up, maintain, nourish, play along, ply, promote, prop up, pull for, retain, run, service, side with, stand for, stand in with, support, sustain, take, upbear, uphold, vindicate, vouch), допускам (accept, admit, allow, assume, concede, permit, suppose, tolerate), превозвам (convey, freight, put across, ship, transport, wheel), раждам (be confined, beget, breed, bring forth, drop, fawn, give, give birth, have, labor, labour, lie in wait, mother, procreate, produce, spawn, throw, whelp), мечка (hulk), навъсен човек (sorehead), нося (bring, bring forth, bring round, carry, float, give, pack, sweep along, take), опитвам се да понижа цената на, груб човек (sweep, tartar), търпя (abide, accept, admit, digest, endure, play along, put up with, stick, suffer, support, tolerate), понасям (bear off, bide, carry, carry off, digest, drag along, go, incur, play along, pocket, see, stand, stick, suffer, support, sweep away, take, tolerate, undergo). (various references)

   

Catalan

  

ós. (various references)

   

Cebuano

  

oso. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

(to rebuke, to scold). (various references)

   

Cornish

  

ors. (various references)

   

Czech

  

baissista, zahýbat, vzít si na sebe, vydržet (endure, hold on, hold out, last, spin out, stand, stay, stick it out, stomach, sustain, take, tolerate, undergo, withstand), unést (abduct, kidnap, ravish, run away, snatch, spirit away, swoop), týkat se (appertain, apply, concern, involve, pertain, regard, relate), snášet (hold out, suffer, support, tolerate, undergo), rodit (breed, fruit, yield), podpírat (carry, hold up, recline, support, sustain), nést (carry, defray, earn, hold, support, sustain, yield), mrzout (crab, crosspatch, grouch, misery), medvìd (grizzly, hulk), medvěd. (various references)

   

Danish

  

bjørn. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

naar buiten brengen (abide, carry out, endure, put up with, suffer), dragen (abet, abide, carry, carry out, endure, put up with, suffer, support, sustain, wear), beer (abutment, boar), baissier (bear operator). (various references)

   

Ecuadorian Quechua

  

uturuncu. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

basigisto, basiero, urso, suferi (abide, endure, put up with, suffer), produkti (produce), naski (give birth to), elporti (abide, carry out, endure, put up with, suffer). (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

bjørn. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

مربوطبودن(onوupno), حمل کردن (Carry, Convey, Freight, Haul, Port, Porter, Transport, Wage), تحمل کردن (Bide, Comport, Endure, Experience, Stomach, Suffer, Support, Sustain, Tolerate, Undergo, Withstand), تاب اوردن (Abide, Withstand), زاءیدن (Breed, Calve, Litter, Produce, Teem), خرس , داشتن (Own, Relieve), دربرداشتن (Comport, Comprise, Contain, Embody, Encircle, Entail, Include, Presuppose), باحروف میوه دادن , بردن (Abstract, Carry, Conduct, Convey, Drive, Horse, Lead, Pack, Port, Portage, Propel, Remove, Snatch, Steer, Take, Transport, Win). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kantaa (carry, wear), kärsiä (abide, endure, go through, put up with, stand, suffer, tolerate). (various references)

   

French

  

ours (bears), souffrir, produire, endurer, subir, porter, mettre au monde, baissier (bear operator). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

bear. (various references)

   

German

  

tragen (absorb, back, barrows, be carrying, be pregnant, born, borne, carry, carrying, contain, crop, defray, display, endure, pack, pass on, produce, shoulder, spread, stretchers, support, sustain, take, take weight, to absorb, to carry, to wear, tote, waft, wear, yield), bär (hammer, rammer), gebären (be delivered of, born, borne, breed, child-birth, deliver, delivery, give birth to, parturition), ertragen (abide, abode, born, borne, endurance, endure, put up with, stand, suffer, to endure, tolerate), Baissier (bear operator), Baissespekulant (bear operator). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

αρκούδα, υποφέρω (endure, lump, put up with, suffer, sustain, tolerate). (various references)

   

Hawaiian

  

ari. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ללדת (bring forth, give birth, have, procreate, reproduce), לפנות (appeal, apply, close to, free oneself, heed, pay attention, toward, towards, turn, wheel), לסבול (endure, smart, stand, stomach, suffer, tolerate), דוב. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

medve (salamander), visz (bore, borne, carry, take, to bear, to direct, to propagate, to tote, wear), szül (bore, born, engender, give birth to, teem, to be confined, to bear, to bring forth, to gender, to give birth). (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

björn, bjärndýr, þola (abide, endure, put up with, suffer, tolerate). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

beruang (have money, possess money), tanggung (by gad, guaranteed, halfway done), menanggung (assure, guarantee, responsible for), memikul (carry on the shoulder, shoulder), guguh (knock on, very old). (various references)

   

Inuktitut

  

nanuq (polar bear). (various references)

   

Irish

  

béar. (various references)

   

Italian

  

orso, produrre (afford, appoint, bring, cause, create, engender, generate, happen, make, manufacture, operate, produce, spawn, sprout, to create, to produce, yield), portare (adduce, bring, bring about, bring forth, carry, convey, drive, fetch, get, lead, move, nourish, produce, take, to bring, wear). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

, 担う  (carry a burden, shoulder). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

くま. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

. (various references)

   

Lombard

  

ors. (various references)

   

Macedonian

  

mechka. (various references)

   

Malay

  

menghasilkan (afford, produce), lahir (give birth to), derita ... menderita (abide, endure, put up with, suffer), angkat ... mengangkat (carry, wear). (various references)

   

Manx

  

ymmyrkey (appearance, attitude, behave, behaviour, birth, carry, carrying, comportment, conduction, convey, conveyance, endure, gestation, give birth, haulage, supply; conductance, support, sustain, tide, transport, yield), surranse (endure, resignation, stick out; sufferance, suffer, undergo), maghouin, clameyder (embracer), brey (calve, calving, drop, farrow, give birth, lay, litter, produce, womb of animal), bear. (various references)

   

Mohawk

  

ohkwari'. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

bjørn. (various references)

   

Occitan

  

ors. (various references)

   

Papago

  

judumi (tractor). (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

ber, sufri (abide, endure, put up with, suffer), produsí (afford, produce). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

earbay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

nosić (carry, wear), nieść (carry, wear), cierpieć (abide, endure, put up with, suffer). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

urso, baixista (bear operator). (various references)

   

Provencal

  

ors. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

suferi (abide, ail, allow, Brook, carry out, endure, experience, go through, have, languish, permit, put up with, smart, stand, stick, suffer, undergo), duce (blow away, bring, carry, convey, deliver, die, drive, duke, fare, fool, go, guide, kid, lead, live, outsmart, palm off, prosecute, pull, push, support, take, tend, wage, wear), îndura (abide, carry out, endure, experience, forbear, indurate, put up with, stick, suffer, support, sustain, undergo). (various references)

   

Romany

  

rich. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

стерпеть (stand), рожать (be confine, be confined, give birth), рождать (give birth), родить (give birth, give birth to, siring), терпеть (abide, digest, do with, endure, put up with, stand, tolerate), выдерживать (endure, get through, last, live, pass, stand up under, support, sustain), носить (carry, wear), нести;перевозить;выдерживать медведь, нести на себе, нести (carried, carry, incur), медведь, перевозить (convey, conveyed, haul, put across, transport), переносить (carry over, digest, reserve, stand, transfer, undergo), давить (crush, press, press upon, squash, trample, tread). (various references)

   

Samoan

  

pea (pear). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

imrich (carry, change of residence, flit, flitting, removal, remove), giùlain (behave, carry, endure). (various references)

   

Sepedi

  

rwala. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

teliti, snositi (brook, defray), roditi (breed, bring forth, mother, procreate), rađati (yield), podneti (bring, endure, present, put in, render, submit, tender, turn in), nositi (bring, buffet, carry, have, hold, pack, take, tote, waft, wear), medved, mečka. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

oso (bruin), soportar (abide, bide, Brook, endure, hold, hold up, outstay, put up with, support), producir (activate, afford, breed, bring, bring about, bring forth, bring in, carry, cause, develop, father, generate, give, give rise to, induce, knock out, lead, originate, pay, produce, put out, raise, result in, return, throw back, to produce, turn out, work, yield), parir (bring forth, calve, cause, foal, give birth, give birth to, have, lamb, litter, live through, mother, pig, produce, pup, whelp), llevar (bear out, blow, bring, bring along, bring around, bring round, carry, carry off, carry on, cart, convey, deliver, drive, encroach on, enter up, ferryboat, fetch, have, have on, heave, hump, hunch, keep, lead, live, live through, live up, lug, model, run, see, spend, sport, take, take along, take over, tote, transport, truck, trundle, tug, wash, wear, whip, whirl, whisk), dar a luz (bring forth, give birth, give birth to, have, live through), bajista (bear operator). (various references)

   

Sranan

  

tyari (bring, carry, fetch, wear), pina (abide, endure, miserable, poor, put up with, suffer). (various references)

   

Swahili

  

dubu. (various references)

   

Swazi

  

lí-bhêle. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

björn (Björn, dun), tåla (abide, brook, endure, hold, put up with, stand, suffer, tolerate), bära (carry, crop, defray, hump, lead, pack, pay, ride, support, tote, wear). (various references)

   

Tagalog

  

dalhín (bring, carry, fetch, wear). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ตุ๊กตาหมี (teddy bear). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

borsa fiyatlarını düşürmek, borsada büyük oynayarak fiyatları etkileyen kimse, gütmek (brood over, drive, Harbor, harbour, herd, nourish, pasture, Shepherd, tail), ürün vermek (afford, bring forth, crop, produce, yield), üstlenmek (accept, assume, be stuck with, stand, support, take on, take over, take upon oneself, undertake, volunteer), ayı (boor, boorish, bruin, ruffian), ayi, azap çekmek (abide, endure, put up with, suffer), dönmek (abjure, apostatize, budge from, call back, change one's mind, chop about, chop round, circle, come back, come home, deflect, face, front, get round, go back, go back on, gyrate, pivot, put about, recall, recant, reel, regress, renege, repass, return, return to, revert, revolve, rotate, round, screw, sheer from, slew, slue, spin, swallow, swerve, swim, swing, switch, switch to, tumble, turn, turn back, turn one's coat, turn over, turn round, turn up, twist, veer, veer round, wheel, wheel about, wheel around, whirl), değmek (be worthy of, brush, kiss, merit, pay, pay off, touch, worth), dişini sıkmak (endure, grin and bear it, summon up one's courage, take one's courage in both hands), doğurmak (breed, cause, engender, farrow, fawn, foal, freshen, generate, give birth, have a baby, procreate, pup), çekmek (abide, absorb, arrest, attract, be a sufferer by, be a sufferer from, be cursed with smth., bear with, captivate, carry, catch, charm, claw, conjugate, decline, drag, draw, draw off, draw on, draw out, dwindle, engage, engross, extract, fetch, glamor, glamour, go through, go to scale at, grind, grip, haul, heave, hitch, hoist, hold, inflect, inhale, invite, last out, lug, lump, magnetize, pass through, pique, pluck, prepossess, pull, pull away, pull over, pull up, receive, record, run up, scale in, scale out, schlep, schlepp, shoot, shrink, sip, siphon, siphon off, soak, soak in, sop up, stand the racket, stretch, suck, suffer, sustain, syphon, syphon off, take, take after, take one's medicine, throw back, toss, tow, tow away, tug, turn the scale at, undergo, up with, whisk, withdraw), götürmek (bear away, carry, carry away, conduce, get, guide, lead, lead on, put across, remove, take, take away, take off, usher, whip off), yönelmek (bend, face, front, head, head for, slant, steer for, tend, trend, wend one's way), getirmek (bring, bring along, bring in, bring round, carry, convey, fetch, get, introduce, propose, return, take into, usher, work up), hazmetmek (accept, digest, get over, pocket, stomach, tolerate), kaba adam (backwoodsman, boor, cad, caveman, churl, clown, lout, mucker, yahoo), katlanmak (abide, accept, Brook, crease, digest, do with, double, endure, face, face up to, go through, grin and bear it, last out, lump, lump it, put up with, sit down under, stand, stand the racket, stick, stick it, stick out, stomach, suffer, sustain, sweat out, take, take it, take one's medicine, tolerate, undergo), nakletmek (bring forward, carry, carry forward, carry over, communicate, convey, freight, graft, implant, recount, remove, route, ship, transfer, transplant, transport, wear), sapmak (deflect, detour, deviate, digress, diverge, diverge from, lapse, lead away from, oblique, sheer, sheer away, sheer from, sheer off, slant, stray, swerve, swing, turn, turn aside, turn off, turn up, wander, wander off), sineye çekmek (pocket, put up with, stand, stand for, stomach, swallow), spekülasyon yapmak (bull, gamble, operate, speculate, stag), spekülatör (adventurer, bull, operator, plunger, speculator, stag), taşımak (bear away, carry, carry away, convey, haul, put across, relocate, remove, ride, run, stanchion, sustain, tote, transport, waft, walk, wash, wear), taximak (carry, wear), vermek (accord, adduce, adjudge, administer, allow, assign, award, bestow, bring, bring in, cede, charter, come across with, confer, contribute, dedicate, deliver, deliver up, dispose of, distribute, donate, endow, extend, furnish, give, give away, give in, grant, hand, hand in, hand out, hand over, impart, inflict, inoculate, insert, instate, lend, let, let out, offer, pass, pass in, place, present, produce, put up, reach, render, serve, tender, throw, yield), duymak (come to know, feel, hear, owe). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

miwelemek (bear fruit), jepa зekmek (bear a burden, suffer), gelmek (arrive, bear (bring), come), aяy (bear (animal)). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

невихована людина (boor), дозволяти (admit, admit of, allow, assent, authorize, certify, consent, empower, let, licence, license, permit, tolerate), переборювати (overpass, subdue, surmount, swallow down, tide over, wear down), переносити (carry, carry over, endure, move about, move around, transfer, vouchsafe, waft), перевозити (carry, carry over, convey, put across, ship, take over, tote, transport), повертатися (backtrack, come again, drive back, fall back upon, retrace, return, revert, turn), постілка, знаходитися (front, stand), мати (carry, cherish, ha, have, mother, must, own, possess), наволочка (pillowcase, pillowslip), долати (conquer, overpass, tide over, vanquish), народжувати (beget, birth, child, engender, give birth, teem), спекулянт, що грає на пониження, носити (carry, wear), витримувати (age, carry, carry off, hold up, last, live, sweat out, tolerate, weather), ведмеже хутро, ведмідь (bearish), гнати (blow, career, chivvy, chivy, hie, run, spur on), грати на пониження на біржі, швабра (mop, swab, swabber, swob), триматися (hug), ручний діркопробивний прес, рухатися (move oneself, run, set in, travel, wag, walk, work), натискати (cinch, push). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

nhăn nhó (borne, glum), gắt như mắm tôm liều vô ích (borne), con gấu người thô lỗ (borne), chưa đẻ đã đặt tên cau có (borne). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

ymddw+yn (conceive), goddef (abide, allow, brook, permit, suffer), geni (arise, be born), esgor ar (give birth to), dwyn (bring, steal, take), dioddef (suffer, suffering, wait), cludo (carry, convey, port), cario (carry, wear), arweddu, arth. (various references)

   

Zulu

  

-hlupheka (abide, endure, put up with, suffer). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Bear

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Sumerian3100 BCE-2500 BCE

asa. (various references)

Latin500 BCE-Modern

ablata, ablatas, ablati, ablatis, ablatisque, ablato, ablatum, ablatus, abstulerant, abstuleris, abstulero, abstulerunt, abstuleruntque, abstuli, abstulissent, abstulisti, abstulit, aufer, auferam, auferamini, auferant, auferas, auferat, auferatis, auferatur, auferemini, auferendam, auferendo, auferens, auferent, auferentem, auferentes, auferentesque, auferenti, auferentur, auferes, auferet, auferetis, auferetur, auferre, auferrent, auferres, auferret, auferretur, auferri, aufers, aufert, auferte, aufertis, auferto, aufertur, auferuntur, baiulabatur, baiulans, baiulat, dora, dura, durantur, duratur, duro, effuderim, effuderint, effuderis, effuderit, effuderitis, effudero, effuderunt, effudi, effudisti, effudit, effundam, effundant, effundas, effundatis, effundatur, effunde, effundebantque, effundebatur, effundendum, effundens, effundensque, effundent, effundentem, effundentes, effundentium, effunderem, effunderent, effundes, effundet, effundetur, effundi, effundit, effundite, effunditur, effundo, effusa, effusi, effuso, effusorum, effusum, effusus, fer, feram, feramur, ferant, feras, ferat, ferebant, ferebantur, ferebanturque, ferebat, ferebatur, feremus, ferens, ferent, ferente, ferentem, ferentes, feret, feretis, ferque, ferre, ferrent, ferret, ferri, fers, fert, ferte, fertis, fertur, ferunt, gaer, genas, genere, generis, genita, geniti, genitis, genuerat, genuerim, genuerint, genuerintque, genueris, genuerit, genueritis, genuerunt, genui, genuisset, genuisti, genuit, genuitque, gerar, gerarae, geraris, gerebat, gerens, gerere, gereret, gerimus, gero, gerson, gersonitarum, gerunt, geruntur, gesserat, gesserit, gesserunt, gessi, gessimus, gessistis, gessit, gesta, gestabit, gestam, gestamini, gestantes, gestare, gestarum, gestas, gestis, gestorum, gestum, gignat, gignet, gignit, gigno (genuit), gignuntur, ingenitum, introferrent, lata, latam, late, latum, latus, par, parere, parerent, pareret, pari, pariam, pariant, pariat, pariebant, pariebas, pariendi, pariens, parient, parientis, paries, pariet, parietis, parietur, pario, paris, parit, paritura, pariunt, parti, partis, partu, partum, parturis, partus, pepererant, pepererat, pepererim, pepererit, pepererunt, peperi, peperimus, peperisset, peperisti, peperit, peperitque, perferant, perferentes, perferre, perferri, pergen, perlata, perlatum, perlatus, pertulerunt, pertuleruntque, pertulit, sublata, sublati, sublatis, sublato, sublatoque, sublatum, sublatus, sufferatis, sufferentia, sufferentiam, suffert, suffertis, supereffundentia, sustulerat, sustulerunt, sustuli, sustulimus, sustulissemus, sustulissent, sustulisti, sustulistis, sustulit, tolero, tulerant, tulerat, tulere, tulerim, tuleris, tulerit, tuleritis, tulero, tulerunt, tuleruntque, tuli, tulimus, tulimusque, tulique, tulissent, tulisset, tulisti, tulistis, tulit, tulitque, ursi, ursis, ursorum, ursum, ursus. (various references)

Old English450-1100

beran. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Bear

LanguageDateSourceProverbs Chapter 28, Verse 15
Latin405VulgateLeo rugiens et ursus esuriens princeps impius super populum pauperem
Middle English1395WyclifA leoun rorende, and a bere hungrende, an vnpitous prince on a pore puple.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAs a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Victorian English1833WebsterAs a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Basic English1964OgdenLike a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Bear

LanguageProverbs Chapter 28, Verse 15
Cebuano&para; Maingon sa usa ka leon nga nagangulob, ug sa usa ka oso nga nagasarasay, Ingon niana ang usa ka dautan nga punoan ibabaw sa usa ka kabus nga katawohan.
CroatianLav koji rièe i gladan medvjed: takav je opak vladalac siromašnu narodu.
DanishEn brølende Løve, en grådig Bjørn er en gudløs, som styrer et ringe Folk.
DutchDe goddeloze, heersende over een arm volk, is een brullende leeuw, en een beer, die ginds en weder loopt.
FinnishKuin muriseva leijona ja ahnas karhu on kurjan kansan jumalaton hallitsija.
FrenchComme un lion rugissant et un ours affamé, Ainsi est le méchant qui domine sur un peuple pauvre.
GermanEin Gottloser, der über ein armes Volk regiert, das ist ein brüllender Löwe und gieriger Bär.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariOrang jahat yang berkuasa atas orang yang berkekurangan, seperti singa yang mengaum atau beruang yang menyerang.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaSeperti singa mengaum, dan seperti beruang berpusing-pusing, demikianlah peri kelakuan seorang penghulu yang jahat atas orang-orang miskin.
ItalianLeone ruggente e orso affamato, tale è il malvagio che domina su un popolo povero.
Maori¶ E rite ana ki te raiona e hamama ana, ki te pea e kopikopiko ana, te tangata kino e kingi ana ki te iwi rawakore.
NorwegianEn brølende løve, en omfarende bjørn, slik er en ugudelig hersker over et fattig folk.
PortugueseComo leão bramidor, e urso faminto, assim é o ímpio que domina sobre um povo pobre.   
RumanianCa un leu care rqcnewte wi ca un urs flqmknd, awa este cel rqu care stqpknewte peste un popor sqrac. -
RussianлБЛ ТЩЛБАЭЙК МЕЧ Й ЗПМПДОЩК НЕДЧЕДШ, ФБЛ ОЕЮЕУФЙЧЩК ЧМБУФЕМЙО ОБД ВЕДОЩН ОБТПДПН.
SwedishLik ett rytande lejon och en glupande björn är en ogudaktig furste över ett fattigt folk.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Bear

Derivations

Words beginning with "bear": bearabilities, bearability, bearable, bearably, bearbaiting, bearbaitings, bearberries, bearberry, bearcat, bearcats, beard, bearded, beardedness, beardednesses, bearding, beardless, beards, beardtongue, beardtongues, bearer, bearers, bearhug, bearhugs, bearing, bearings, bearish, bearishly, bearishness, bearishnesses, bearlike, bears, bearskin, bearskins, bearwood, bearwoods. (additional references)

Words ending with "bear": antbear, bugbear, cudbear, forbear, forebear, overbear, unbear, upbear. (additional references)

Words containing "bear": antbears, bluebeard, bluebeards, bugbears, casebearer, casebearers, childbearing, childbearings, crossbearer, crossbearers, cudbears, cupbearer, cupbearers, forbearance, forbearances, forbearer, forbearers, forbearing, forbears, forebears, furbearer, furbearers, graybeard, graybeards, nonbearing, overbearing, overbearingly, overbears, pallbearer, pallbearers, talebearer, talebearers, talebearing, talebearings, torchbearer, torchbearers, trainbearer, trainbearers, unbearable, unbearably, unbeared, unbearing, unbears, upbearer, upbearers, upbearing, upbears, whitebeard, whitebeards. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Bear" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abaar, abiar, Abqar, Baar, Baarh, Bacar, Badar, baer, Baere, baeri, baeur, bair, bara, Bayar, bea, Beab, Beac, beaf, Beafra, beag, beap, beara, beare, beari, bearu, beary, beaur, beaw, beaz, bedr, Begara, begr, behar, behr, Behra, Beir, Beiro, Bejar, benare, benr, beor, ber, bera, beral, beran, berr, Besar, betar, betr, beur, beva, bewary, beza, bezar, bhar, bharu, bher, bhera, biar, biare, Biart, bifar, bizar, blar, boary, brar, Brear, Breur, buearu, Bugar, Buhari, Buir, Bwea, eba, ebar, eber, ebra, oear. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Bear"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "bear" (pronounced be"r)
3b e" rbare.
2-e" raffair, air, aware, beware, billionaire, blare, care, chair, compare, concessionaire, dare, debonair, declare, despair, disrepair, doctrinaire, ensnare, err, Eyre, fair, fare, fer, flair, flare, forswear, glare, hair, hare, heir, impair, lair, Lehr, Mair, mare, midair, millionaire, multimillionaire, pair, pare, pear, prayer, prepare, questionnaire, rare, repair, scare, share, snare, solitaire, spare, Square, stair, stare, swear, tear, their, there, unaware, unfair, ware, wear, where.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Bear

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: bare, brae.

Words within the letters "a-b-e-r"

-1 letter: arb, are, bar, bra, ear, era, reb.

-2 letters: ab, ae, ar, ba, be, er, re.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-e-r"
 

+1 letter: abler, acerb, amber, ardeb, baker, baler, barbe, barde, bared, barer, bares, barge, barre, barye, baser, beard, bears, blare, blear, brace, braes, brake, brave, braze, bread, break, bream, caber, debar, embar, kebar, rebar, rehab, saber, sabre, taber, yerba, zebra.

 

+2 letters: abaser, abater, abider, abjure, abrade, abuser, adverb, aerobe, ambeer, ambers, ambery, ambler, arable, arbute, ardebs, backer, badder, badger, bagger, bailer, baiter, bakers, bakery, balder, balers, balker, baller, bander, banger, banker, banner, banter, barbed, barbel, barber, barbes, barbet, barded, bardes, barege, barely, barest, barfed, barged, bargee, barges, barite, barked, barker, barley, barmen, barmie, barque, barred, barrel, barren, barres, barret, barter, baryes, baryte, basher, baster, bather, batter, bawler, beaker, beards, bearer, beater, beaver, beggar, berake, berate, bertha, betray, beware, bewrap, bewray, bezoar, blamer, blared, blares, blazer, blears, bleary, boater, borage, borane, borate, boreal, braced, bracer, braces, braise, braize, braked, brakes, braved, braver, braves, brawer, brayed, brayer, brazed, brazen, brazer, brazes, breach, breads, bready, breaks, breams, breast, breath, bregma, bureau, bursae, cabers, camber, caribe, crambe, dabber, dauber, debark, debars, embark, embars, eyebar, fabler, ferbam, gabber, garbed, garble, graben, herbal, jabber, jerboa, kebars, labret, lamber, librae, marble, nabber, nearby, prefab, rabbet, rabble, rabies, ramble, rebait, rebars, rebate, rebato, redbay, rehabs, rubace, sabers, sabred, sabres, serdab, tabers, terbia, umbrae, unbear, upbear, urbane, verbal, warble, yabber, yerbas, zareba, zebras.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Sounds
10. Quotations: Familiar
11. Quotations: Historic
12. Quotations: Fiction
13. Quotations: Non-fiction
14. Quotations: Spoken
15. Quotations: Speeches
16. Usage Frequency
17. Names: Frequency
18. Names: Derived from
19. Names: Company Usage
20. Cities
21. Expressions
22. Expressions: Internet
23. Translations: Modern
24. Translations: Ancient
25. Bible Trace
26. Abbreviations
27. Acronyms
28. Derivations
29. Rhymes
30. Anagrams
31. Bibliography


  

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