Word Finder - bear

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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.

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A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.

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

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A state policeman (short for smokey bear).

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A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.

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A portable punching machine.

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

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The fifteenth Lenormand card.

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Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.

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That window can be a bear to open.

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

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to bear a railroad stock

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

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The great bear market starting in 1929 scared a whole generation of investors.

I could not bear to see her punished.

It wasn't the first time she had seen a bear track, but it was the first time she had seen one that fresh.

I can't bear it!

Finally she could bear the suspense no longer.

Finally Katie could bear the silence no longer.

I can't bear those old men!

The bear stopped and stared at him, but made no move to run away.

The bear lifted her nose, testing the breeze.

What was it she had heard about bear attacks?

The bear had not turned back or even stopped.

When she heard this Sonya blushed so that tears came into her eyes and, unable to bear the looks turned upon her, ran away into the dancing hall, whirled round it at full speed with her dress puffed out like a balloon, and, flushed and smiling, plumped down on the floor.

And there was the bear swimming about with the policeman on his back!

He seemed unable to bear the sight of tears and was ready to cry himself.

Alex fired twice more and the bear dropped to the ground.

She was sure he would speak soft, tender words to her such as her father had uttered before his death, and that she would not be able to bear it and would burst into sobs in his presence.

It's such pain, you know, that I wonder how he can bear it.

When the bear continued toward him, he fired.

But go with the firm intention of killing your man as quickly and surely as possible, and then all will be right, as our bear huntsman at Kostroma used to tell me.

Please just know I bear neither of you ill will, despite the outcome.

If the company pollutes, it should bear the cost of that pollution.

She glanced at the bear and then looked at him.

He claims he never hurt anyone seriously and the case file seems to bear him out.

This will sound weird, but bear with me.

Oh, dear friend, how shall I ever bear it!...

The bear cried out and stood on its hind legs, bawling at him.

You couldn't bear to let loose of a ten dollar cigarette tin.

Three others were romping with a young bear, one pulling him by the chain and trying to set him at the others.

Anyway, I meant I've never seen a bear on this land before.

Coming out of the trees was the mother bear, and behind her, the two cubs.

I can't bear the sight of that woman.

But the bear hadn't killed the bull until it became entangled in the brush.

The third time that he thrust out the weapon there was a loud roar and a fall, and suddenly at his feet appeared the form of a great red bear, which was nearly as big as the horse and much stronger and fiercer.

Please bear with me and keep your mind open for a minute longer.

After whale watching and coming face to face with a black bear, one is bound to be hungry.

More than likely that bear was far away by now, but Alex wasn't one to take unnecessary chances.

It looks like the bear staked this out as his kill, so...

It wasn't the brightest thing to walk all the way out to that shed without any protection after seeing the bear last night, either.

Yeah, that was probably said by someone who didn't have a big sow black bear after them.

She took Joseph's gun along because she was afraid of bumping into a bear when she agreed to go up the mountain with Faust.

The bear was a sow with two cubs.

The bear dropped down on all fours and growled at her offspring, who dashed back into the trees.

I can't bear him.

Wrapping his arms around her in a bear hug, he all but dragged her down the hall.

I'm not a bear.

I thought I saw the bear last night so I was checking to see if it got into the grain.

Collaboration, communication, access to information, and the other advantages that the Internet brings will all come to bear here.

Its pleadings will not bear to be stereotyped.

How did you bear it for so long?

Let's see if we can find that bull before the bear does.

If she could get to the barn... but the bear was gaining on her.