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Word entry · 4 letters

bear

Best crossword clue

"Carry a burden"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /bɛə/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aberStarts with BEnds with R12 cluesVery common crossword word
1B2E3A4R

Definitions

  1. A large heavy mammal, or to carry or endure something.

Word origin

From Middle English bere, from Old English bera, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown”).

Used in a sentence

  • We had barbecued bear for dinner.
  • 'The bear's pulling somebody off there at 74,' reported someone else.
  • Bears are usually hunky, chunky types reminiscent of railroad engineers and former football greats.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues

01Carry a burden4 letters
02Carry with effort4 letters
03Carry, as weight4 letters
04Endure4 letters
05Endure without complaint4 letters
06Forest animal4 letters
07Forest animal with claws4 letters
08Forest animal with paws4 letters

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