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Bearing

of Bear

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Similar meaning 4

load-bearing 84% connected

Able to carry weight as part of a structure.

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load-bearing 84% connected

Able to carry weight as part of a structure.

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Supporting 84% connected

of Support

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Supporting 84% connected

of Support

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Narrower term 11

Annulet 76% connected

A little ring.

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Chevron 76% connected

One of the nine honorable ordinaries, consisting of two broad bands of the width of the bar, issuing, respectively from the dexter and sinister bases…

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Clumsiness 76% connected

The quality of being clumsy.

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Dignity 76% connected

The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth; excellence.

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Fleur-de-lis 76% connected

The iris. See Flower-de-luce.

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Lordliness 76% connected

The state or quality of being lordly.

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Ordinary 76% connected

According to established order; methodical; settled; regular.

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Roundel 76% connected

A rondelay.

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Slouch 76% connected

A hanging down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise depression or hanging down, as of a hat br…

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Tack 76% connected

A stain; a tache.

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Walk 76% connected

To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate…

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Direction 76% connected

The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public…

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Heraldry 76% connected

The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling ca…

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Manner 76% connected

Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.

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Relatedness 76% connected

The state or condition of being related; relationship; affinity.

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Support 76% connected

To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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Way 76% connected

Away.

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Carry 74% connected

To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.

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Carry 74% connected

To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.

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Synonym 8

Aim 92% connected

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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Carriage 92% connected

That which is carried; burden; baggage.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Charge 92% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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Comportment 92% connected

Manner of acting; behavior; bearing.

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Heading 92% connected

of Head

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Mien 92% connected

Aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing.

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Posture 92% connected

The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; espe…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Presence 92% connected

The state of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand; -- opposed to absence.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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