Bear vs. Dear

Bearnoun

A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of family Ursidae.

Bearnoun

(figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.

Bearnoun

(finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.

Bearnoun

A state policeman short for smokey bear.

Bearnoun

(slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.

Bearnoun

(engineering) A portable punching machine.

Bearnoun

(nautical) A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.

Bearnoun

(cartomancy) The fifteenth Lenormand card.

Bearnoun

(colloquial) Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.

Bearverb

To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.

Bearverb

(transitive) To support or sustain; to hold up.

Bearverb

(transitive) To carry something.

Bearverb

(transitive) To be equipped with (something).

Bearverb

(transitive) To wear or display.

Bearverb

To declare as testimony.

Bearverb

(ambitransitive) To put up with something.

Bearverb

(transitive) To give birth to someone or something may take the father of the direct object as an indirect object.

Bearverb

(ambitransitive) To produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops.

Bearverb

(intransitive) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).

Bearverb

(intransitive) To veer slightly in one direction (left or right, usually at a fork in the road)

Bearverb

(intransitive) To suffer, as in carrying a burden.

Bearverb

(intransitive) To endure with patience; to be patient.

Bearverb

To press.

Bearverb

Of a weapon, to be aimed at an enemy or other target.

Bearverb

To take effect; to have influence or force; to be relevant.

Bearverb

(transitive) To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.

Bearverb

To conduct; to bring (a person).

Bearverb

(transitive) To possess and use (power, etc.); to exercise.

Bearverb

(transitive) To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbour.

Bearverb

To gain or win.

Bearverb

(transitive) To sustain, or be answerable for (blame, expense, responsibility, etc.).

Bearverb

(transitive) To carry on, or maintain; to have.

Bearverb

(transitive) To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.

Bearverb

To behave or conduct (oneself).

Bearverb

(transitive) To afford; to be (something) to; to supply with.

Bearadjective

Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.

Bearverb

To support or sustain; to hold up.

Bearverb

To support and remove or carry; to convey.

Bearverb

To conduct; to bring; - said of persons.

Bearverb

To possess and use, as power; to exercise.

Bearverb

To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.

Bearverb

To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.

Bearverb

To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor

Bearverb

To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.

Bearverb

To gain or win.

Bearverb

To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc.

Bearverb

To render or give; to bring forward.

Bearverb

To carry on, or maintain; to have.

Bearverb

To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.

Bearverb

To manage, wield, or direct.

Bearverb

To afford; to be to; to supply with.

Bearverb

To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest.

Bearverb

To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.

Bearverb

To suffer, as in carrying a burden.

Bearverb

To endure with patience; to be patient.

Bearverb

To press; - with on or upon, or against.

Bearverb

To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring matters to bear.

Bearverb

To relate or refer; - with on or upon; as, how does this bear on the question?

Bearverb

To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.

Bearverb

To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bears N. by E.

Bearverb

To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market.

Bearnoun

A bier.

Bearnoun

Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects.

Bearnoun

An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear.

Bearnoun

One of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

Bearnoun

Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.

Bearnoun

A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market.

Bearnoun

A portable punching machine.

Bearnoun

A block covered with coarse matting; - used to scour the deck.

Bearnoun

Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hordeum hexastichon or Hordeum vulgare).

Bearnoun

massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

Bearnoun

an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price

Bearverb

have;

Bearverb

give birth (to a newborn);

Bearverb

put up with something or somebody unpleasant;

Bearverb

move while holding up or supporting;

Bearverb

bring forth,

Bearverb

take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person;

Bearverb

contain or hold; have within;

Bearverb

bring in;

Bearverb

have on one's person;

Bearverb

behave in a certain manner;

Bearverb

have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices;

Bearverb

support or hold in a certain manner;

Bearverb

be pregnant with;

Bear

Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans.

Dearadjective

High in price; expensive.

Dearadjective

Loved; lovable.

Dearadjective

Loving, affectionate, heartfelt

Dearadjective

Precious to or greatly valued by someone.

Dearadjective

A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.

Dearadjective

A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.

Dearadjective

An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior.

Dearadjective

(obsolete) Noble.

Dearadjective

Severe, or severely affected; sore.

Dearadjective

(obsolete) Fierce.

Dearnoun

A very kind, loving person.

Dearnoun

A beloved person

Dearverb

(obsolete) To endear.

Dearadverb

dearly; at a high price

Dearadjective

Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.

Dearadjective

Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year.

Dearadjective

Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.

Dearadjective

Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention.

Dearadjective

Of disagreeable things and antipathies.

Dearnoun

A dear one; lover; sweetheart.

Dearadverb

Dearly; at a high price.

Dearverb

To endear.

Dearnoun

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

Dearnoun

a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)

Dearadjective

dearly loved

Dearadjective

with or in a close or intimate relationship;

Dearadjective

earnest;

Dearadjective

having a high price;

Dearadverb

with affection;

Dearadverb

at a great cost;

Dearadjective

regarded with deep affection

Dearadjective

used in speech as a polite or affectionate form of address

Dearadjective

used in the polite form of address at the start of a letter.

Dearadjective

endearing; sweet

Dearadjective

expensive

Dearnoun

used as an affectionate or friendly form of address

Dearnoun

a sweet or endearing person

Dearadverb

at a high cost

Dearinterjection

used in expressions of surprise, dismay, or sympathy