Dear vs. Deer

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

Deernoun

A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla.

Deernoun

(in particular) One of the smaller animals of this family, distinguished from a moose or elk.

Deernoun

The meat of such an animal; venison.

Deernoun

An animal, especially a quadrupedal mammal, as opposed to a bird, fish, etc.

Deer

Any animal; especially, a wild animal.

Deer

A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species, and of related genera of the family Cervidæ. The males, and in some species the females, have solid antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually. Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called venison.

Deernoun

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

Deer

Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, the fallow deer, and the chital; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer (caribou), the roe deer, the mule deer, and the moose.