Definition of dear

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Dear (superl.) Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year..

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Dear :: Dear (superl.) Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.
Dear :: Dear (superl.) Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.
''snails :: 'Snails (interj.) God's nails, or His nails, that is, the nails with which the Savior was fastened to the cross; -- an ancient form of oath, corresponding to 'Od's bodikins (dim. of body, i.e., God's dear body)..
Tight :: Tight (superl.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7..
Deary :: Deary (n.) A dear; a darling.
Dearling :: Dearling (n.) A darling.
Famine :: Famine (n.) General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution.
Dearticulate :: Dearticulate (v. t.) To disjoint.
Darling :: Darling (a.) Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite.
Cherish :: Cherish (v. t.) To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle..
Lief :: Lief (n.) Dear; beloved.
Hypocoristic :: Hypocoristic (a.) Endearing; diminutive; as, the hypocoristic form of a name..
Marry :: Marry (v. t.) Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing relation..
Miting :: Miting (n.) A little one; -- used as a term of endearment.
Belamy :: Belamy (n.) Good friend; dear friend.
Beloved :: Beloved (p. p. & a.) Greatly loved; dear to the heart.
Chickabiddy :: Chickabiddy (n.) A chicken; a fowl; also, a trivial term of endearment for a child..
Dearn :: Dearn (a.) Secret; lonely; solitary; dreadful.
Precious :: Precious (a.) Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections..
Derth :: Derth (n.) Dearth; scarcity.
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