Definition of bearing

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Bearing (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..

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Glanduliferous :: Glanduliferous (a.) Bearing glandules.
Anthophorous :: Anthophorous (a.) Flower bearing; supporting the flower.
Ledge :: Ledge (n.) A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
Tuberous :: Tuberous (a.) Consisting of, or bearing, tubers; resembling a tuber..
Embattled :: Embattled (a.) Having the edge broken like battlements; -- said of a bearing such as a fess, bend, or the like..
Forbearing :: Forbearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forbea.
Radula :: Radula (n.) The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called also lingual ribbon, and tongue. See Odontophore..
Gib :: Gib (n.) A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together, or to afford a bearing surface; -- usually held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key, or screw..
Laniferous :: Laniferous (n.) Bearing or producing wool.
Knight :: Knight (n.) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
Forbearance :: Forbearance (n.) The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies; long-suffering.
Graniferous :: Graniferous (a.) Bearing grain, or seeds like grain..
Yucca :: Yucca (n.) A genus of American liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants having long, pointed, and often rigid, leaves at the top of a more or less woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms..
Mien :: Mien (n.) Aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing.
Breeding :: Breeding (n.) The act or process of generating or bearing.
Chevronel :: Chevronel (n.) A bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width..
Bolster :: Bolster (n.) The crossbeam forming the bearing piece of the body of a railway car; the central and principal cross beam of a car truck.
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
Ensiferous :: Ensiferous (a.) Bearing a sword.
Checkrein :: Checkrein (n.) A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse from lowering his head; -- called also a bearing rein.
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