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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Hymenium :: Hymenium (n.) The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the gills of a mushroom..
Cock :: Cock (n.) The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch.
Scorpion :: Scorpion (n.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting..
Plutus :: Plutus (n.) The son of Jason and Ceres, and the god of wealth. He was represented as bearing a cornucopia, and as blind, because his gifts were bestowed without discrimination of merit..
Muskrat :: Muskrat (n.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the bind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, and ondatra..
Orle :: Orle (n.) A bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the shield, within, but at some distance from, the border..
Amenance :: Amenance (n.) Behavior; bearing.
Spiniform :: Spiniferous (a.) Producing spines; bearing thorns or spines; thorny; spiny.
Cognominal :: Cognominal (n.) One bearing the same name; a namesake.
Umbellated :: Umbellated (a.) Bearing umbels; pertaining to an umbel; umbel-like; as, umbellate plants or flowers..
Holstered :: Holstered (a.) Bearing holsters.
Poke :: Poke (n.) A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine..
Arthropleura :: Arthropleura (n.) The side or limb-bearing portion of an arthromere.
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..
Cirriferous :: Cirriferous (a.) Bearing cirri, as many plants and animals..
Amygdaliferous :: Amygdaliferous (a.) Almond-bearing.
Clan :: Clan (n.) A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald..
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
Ledge :: Ledge (n.) A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
Radiant :: Radiant (a.) Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; a crown radiant..
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