Definition:
- (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bear
- (n.) The manner in which one bears or conducts one's self; mien; behavior; carriage.
- (n.) Patient endurance; suffering without complaint.
- (n.) The situation of one object, with respect to another, such situation being supposed to have a connection with the object, or influence upon it, or to be influenced by it; hence, relation; connection.
- (n.) Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect.
- (n.) The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing.
- (n.) That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports; as, a lintel or beam may have four inches of bearing upon the wall.
- (n.) The portion of a support on which anything rests.
- (n.) Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.
- (n.) The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the journal.
- (n.) The part of the support on which a journal rests and rotates.
- (n.) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the pl.
- (n.) The situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship's position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, etc.; the direction or point of the compass in which an object is seen; as, the bearing of the cape was W. N. W.
- (n.) The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer.
- (n.) The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast.
Compare bearing with other words:
beaming vs. bearing
bearing vs. blaring
bearing vs. earing
bearing vs. tearing
beading vs. bearing
bearing vs. blearing
bearing vs. fearing
bearing vs. beating
bearding vs. bearing
bearing vs. searing
bearing vs. gearing
bearing vs. rearing
bearing vs. hearing
bearing vs. nearing
bearing vs. company
bearing vs. production
abearing vs. bearing
bearing vs. sharing
bearing vs. yielding
bearing vs. washer
bearing vs. pheon
bearing vs. gentlemanship
bearing vs. chevronel
bearing vs. lozengy
bearing vs. haye
bearing vs. gest
amygdaliferous vs. bearing
bearing vs. metalline
bearing vs. peridium
angel vs. bearing
barring vs. bearing
bearing vs. wearing
baring vs. bearing
bearing vs. composure
azimuth vs. bearing
bearing vs. portance
bearing vs. blazonry
bearing vs. lordliness
bearing vs. puller
bearing vs. habitus
bearing vs. comportment
bearing vs. dialing
bearing vs. matriculation
bearing vs. deportment
bearing vs. coak
bearing vs. disport
bearing vs. blustering
armorist vs. bearing
bearing vs. portly
bearing vs. unmarked
bearing vs. foresight
bearing vs. gudgeon
bearing vs. cotyledon
bearing vs. carbuncle
bearing vs. dowager
ballet vs. bearing
bearing vs. procreation
bearing vs. umbelliferous
bearing vs. orientation
anther vs. bearing
bearing vs. escutcheon
bearing vs. charge
bearing vs. emblem
bearing vs. building
bearing vs. member
bearing vs. position
bearing vs. manner
bearing vs. demeanor
bearing vs. posture
bearing vs. heading
angle vs. bearing
bearing vs. direction
bearing vs. horizontal
bearing vs. device
bearing vs. mechanical
bearing vs. load
bearing vs. weight
bearing vs. column
beam vs. bearing
bearing vs. conduct
bearing vs. bushing
bearing vs. relevance
bearing vs. fruition
bearing vs. fusil
bearing vs. shield
bearing vs. stamp
bearing vs. puppet
bearing vs. inverse
allure vs. bearing
bearing vs. sleeve
bearing vs. carriage
bearing vs. tie
bearing vs. jewel
bearing vs. box
bearing vs. race
bearing vs. pin
arm vs. bearing
bearing vs. port
bearing vs. point
abeam vs. bearing