Definition of bearing

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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..

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High-handed :: High-handed (a.) Overbearing; oppressive; arbitrary; violent; as, a high-handed act..
Hetercephalous :: Hetercephalous (a.) Bearing two kinds of heads or capitula; -- said of certain composite plants.
Pedigerous :: Pedigerous (a.) Bearing or having feet or legs.
Hackberry :: Hackberry (n.) A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. C. occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States..
Hermes :: Hermes (n.) Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and shoulders, placed upon a quadrangular pillar whose height is that of the body belonging to the head, sometimes having feet or other parts of the body sculptured upon it. These figures, though often representing Hermes, were used for other divinities, and even, in later times, for portraits of human beings. Called also herma. See Terminal statue, under Ter
Overbearing :: Overbearing (a.) Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical; dictatorial; insolent.
Herbiferous :: Herbiferous (a.) Bearing herbs or vegetation.
Guelderrose'' :: Guelderrose' (n.) A cultivated variety of a species of Viburnum (V. Opulus), bearing large bunches of white flowers; -- called also snowball tree..
Domineering :: Domineering (a.) Ruling arrogantly; overbearing.
Herald :: Herald (n.) In the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above duties, and also with the care of genealogies, of the rights and privileges of noble families, and especially of armorial bearings. In modern times, some vestiges of this office remain, especially in England. See Heralds' College (below), and King-at-Arms..
Condyle :: Condyle (n.) A bony prominence; particularly, an eminence at the end of a bone bearing a rounded articular surface; -- sometimes applied also to a concave articular surface..
Hederiferous :: Hederiferous (a.) Producing ivy; ivy-bearing.
Intolerant :: Intolerant (a.) Not tolerating difference of opinion or sentiment, especially in religious matters; refusing to allow others the enjoyment of their opinions, rights, or worship; unjustly impatient of the opinion of those disagree with us; not tolerant; unforbearing; bigoted..
Squamipennes :: Squamigerous (a.) Bearing scales.
Positive :: Positive (a.) Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes, overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons..
Linigerous :: Linigerous (a.) Bearing flax; producing linen.
Daric :: Daric (n.) A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer..
Sycophancy :: Sycophancy (n.) False accusation; calumniation; talebearing.
Polypiferous :: Polypiferous (a.) Bearing polyps, or polypites..
Styliform :: Styliferous (a.) Bearing one or more styles.
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