The quality of being a bear.

A plush toy in the shape of a bear. / A lovable, endearing, large, strong, hairy, or sweet man, particularly one who is gentle in spite of a burly or gruff appearance.

(nautical) To sail close to the wind. / (idiomatic, intransitive) To endure hardship cheerfully. / (idiomatic, transitive) To support; to keep from falling or sinking.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, down. / (nautical) To steer away from the wind; to approach from windward. / (transitive) To push (someone) to the ground; to defeat, overcome.

(transitive, idiomatic) To remember; to consider; to note.

plural of woolly bear

plural of ball bearing

(engineering) A bearing assembly which uses spherical bearing balls as the rolling elements.

plural of polar bear

(colloquial) A hairy caterpillar. / Specifically, the larva of a moth of the family Arctiidae. / (military slang, historical) An explosive shell that gives out dense smoke when it bursts.