Definition of dear

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Dear (adv.) Dearly; at a high price.

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Darling :: Darling (n.) One dearly beloved; a favorite.
Dearly :: Dearly (adv.) At a high rate or price; grievously.
Dearworth :: Dearworth (a.) Precious.
Dearling :: Dearling (n.) A darling.
Dear :: Dear (v. t.) To endear.
Endear :: Endear (v. t.) To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive.
Dearly :: Dearly (adv.) Exquisitely.
Lief :: Lief (n.) A dear one; a sweetheart.
Hinny :: Hinny (n.) A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey.
Cherish :: Cherish (v. t.) To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle..
Dove :: Dove (n.) A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
Dearn :: Dearn (v. t.) Same as Darn.
Preciousness :: Preciousness (n.) The quality or state of being precious; costliness; dearness.
Rogue :: Rogue (n.) One who is pleasantly mischievous or frolicsome; hence, often used as a term of endearment..
Muss :: Muss (n.) A term of endearment.
Dear-bought :: Dear-bought (a.) Bought at a high price; as, dear-bought experience..
Dearth :: Dearth (n.) Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine..
''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)..
Overhold :: Overhold (v. t.) To hold or value too highly; to estimate at too dear a rate.
Dearie :: Dearie (n.) Same as Deary.
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