bear, n. Bruin; Ursus; Ephraim; cub, whelp; [grumbler], [growler], [boor]; musquaw.

bear, v. [endure], [tolerate], [stand], undergo, [brook], submit to, suffer, bear with; [harbor], [cherish], [entertain]; [support], sustain, [uphold]; [carry], convey, transport, waft; [render], produce, [yield]; bring forth, [teem]; [relate], [refer], [concern]; [press], [push], [oppress].

bearable, a. sufferable, [tolerable], [endurable]. Antonyms: [unbearable], [intolerable].

beard, n. [whiskers]; goatee, mustache; awn, arista (beard of grain).

beard, v. [defy], [encounter], [oppose].

bearded, a. whiskered; aristate, awned.

bearing, n. [mien], [carriage], [port], [demeanor], [air], [deportment]; [endurance], [forbearance], [long-suffering], [toleration], sufferance; [relation], [connection], dependency; [course], [aim], [direction]; bringing forth, [yielding].

bearish, a. [discourteous], [boorish], [uncivil], [rude]; ursine, ursiform.

bear out. sustain, [support], corroborate, [confirm], [uphold].

beast, n. [brute]; quadruped; [monster], [brute].