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Definition: Bear |
BearNoun1. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws. 2. An investor with a pessimistic market outlook. Verb1. 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) |
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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. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A bear is a large mammal of the order Carnivora, family Ursidae. The adjective ursine is used to describe bears.
Ursidae
Black BearScientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Subfamilies Ailurinae
Ursinae
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
- Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca|melanoleuca
Subfamily Ursinae
- Red Panda, Ailurus fulgens
Genus Ursus
Genus Melursus
- Brown Bear, Ursus arctos
- American Black Bear, Ursus americanus
- Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus
- Asiatic Black Bear, Ursus thibetanus
- Cave Bear, Ursus spelaeus (extinct)
Genus Helarctos
- Sloth Bear, Melursus ursinus
Genus Tremarctos
- Sun Bear, Helarctos malayanus
- Spectacled Bear, Tremarctos ornatus
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
- Bears of the World, Terry Domico, Photographs by Terry Domico and Mark Newman, Facts on File, Inc, 1988, hardcover, ISBN 0816015368
Miscellaneous
- See also: Koala (which is not a bear)
- Bear-baiting
- In the gay community, bear is a term used to describe a large, hairy man, usually bearded. See bear community.
- A bear market is where the value of stocks listed on a stock exchange generally fall.
- "To bear" means to give birth.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bear."
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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:
- bear - a man with a full beard or van dyke, a hairy chest and body, masculine acting, usually older (or older looking), sometimes overweight or stocky, commonly found wearing flannel, leather, or blue jeans.
- cub - a younger (or younger looking) version of a bear, with a smaller frame.
- otter - a person who meets all of the above descriptions except for the weight - typically thinner, or with lean muscle
- twink - a younger (18-25) or younger looking man (this term is not exclusive to the bear community)
- chaser - a term that refers to someone who is not a bear, cub, or otter, but is sexually or romantically attracted to them (this term is used in various communities to describe an outsider who has sexual attraction to people within the community)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bear community."
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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 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
larger mapAbbreviation UMa Genitive Ursae Majoris Meaning in English the Great Bear Right ascension 10.67 h Declination 55.38° Visible to latitude Between 90° and -30° On meridian 9 p.m., April 20 Area
- TotalRanked 3rd
1 280 sq. deg.Number of stars with
apparent magnitude < 36 Brightest star
- Apparent magnitudeDubhe (α UMa)
1.8Meteor 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.
- ν and ξ Ursae Majoris, Alula Borealis and Australis, the "first leap";
- λ and μ Ursae Majoris, Tania Borealis and Australis, the "second leap";
- ι and κ Ursae Majoris, Talitha Borealis and Australis, the "third leap."
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."
| 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. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
BEAR | English | Biological Effects of Atomic Radiation | Nuclear Energy & Physics, Biology & Biotechnology |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: BearSynonyms: 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) |
| Context | Synonyms 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. | |
Crosswords: Bear |
| English words defined with "bear": Alaskan brown bear, American black bear, Asiatic black bear ♦ Barren Ground bear, bear claw, bear cub, Bear leader, Black bear, bring to bear, brown bear ♦ Cave bear, cinnamon bear, coon bear ♦ grizzly bear ♦ ice bear ♦ Jungle bear ♦ Kodiak bear ♦ panda bear, Polar bear ♦ Sea bear, sloth bear, Spectacled bear, Sun bear, Syrian bear ♦ teddy bear, To bear down, To bear off, To bear one hard, To bear out, To bear up to, To bear upon ♦ White bear, woolly bear. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "bear": Bear Account, bear call spread, BEAR LEADER, Bear of Bradwardine, bear put spread ♦ call bear spread, cookie bear, Cross as a Bear ♦ Grin and Bear It ♦ Northern Bear ♦ put bear spread ♦ vertical 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). |
| Domain | Usage | |
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) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | 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). |
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| "Bear" by I Y Commentary: "This handsome bear lives in the Budapest zoo." | "Brown Bear" by James McCallum Commentary: "Brown Bear." |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
 | Bear growling and roaring. | | Brown bear growling. |
| Grizzly bear roar. | | Bear roaring. |
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| Author | Quotation |
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. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
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. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
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. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
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. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(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. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | But the legislation of one nation is some times intentionally made to bear heavily upon the interests of another. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Before 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 | 1923-1929 | Many 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 | 1961-1963 | Meanwhile this country has continued to bear more than its share of the West's military and foreign aid obligations. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | Great 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 | 1977-1981 | There are times of emergency, when a nation and its leaders must bring their energies to bear on a single urgent task. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | After two days of fighting only ninety could still bear arms. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | I am heartened that we are not being asked to bear alone the financial burden of this struggle. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Neither 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 | 2001-2005 | Our 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. | ||
| "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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 67.16% | 3,471 | 2,799 |
| Noun (singular) | 19.91% | 1,029 | 7,214 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 12.58% | 650 | 10,052 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.35% | 18 | 82,615 |
| Total | 100.00% | 5,169 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| 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. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Bear | Last name | 3,000 | 4,614 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "bear". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Beowulf | Male | Anglo-Saxon Mythology | Bear |
| Bernat | Male | Catalan | To bear |
| Bernadine | Male | English | To bear |
| Bernard | Male | English | To bear |
| Bernardine | Male | English | To bear |
| Bernadette | Male | French | To bear |
| Bernard | Male | French | To bear |
| Bernardine | Male | French | To bear |
| Benno | Male | German | A bear |
| Bernhard | Male | German | To bear |
| Bernát | Male | Hungarian | To bear |
| Bernardetta | Male | Italian | To bear |
| Bernardo | Male | Italian | To bear |
| Ber | Male | Jewish | A bear |
| Bernardo | Male | Portuguese | To bear |
| Bernt | Male | Scandinavian | To bear |
| Bernardo | Male | Spanish | To bear |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Country | Name |
| USA | Bear Stearns Companies Inc. |
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