English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Bean
(n.)
A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly
of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs.
A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy
leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of the genus
Zygophyllum.
A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate
leaves (Anagyris foetida).
Bear
(v. t.)
To behave; to conduct.
Bear
(v. i.)
To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to
barrenness.
Bear
(v. t.)
To manage, wield, or direct.
Bear
(v. t.)
To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples;
to bear children; to bear interest.
Bear
(v. t.)
To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or
distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.
Bear
(v. t.)
To carry on, or maintain; to have.
Bear
(v. t.)
To render or give; to bring forward.
Bear
(v. t.)
To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense,
responsibility, etc.
Bear
(v. t.)
To gain or win.
Bear
(v. t.)
To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.
Bear
(v. t.)
To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to
entertain; to harbor
Bear
(v. t.)
To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons.
Bear
(v. t.)
To support or sustain; to hold up.
Bear
(v. t.)
To support and remove or carry; to convey.
Bear
(v. t.)
To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain
without violence, injury, or change.
Bear
(v. t.)
To possess and use, as power; to exercise.
Bear
(v. t.)
To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a
mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.