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bearing
has definitions from the fields of heraldry,transportation
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[ noun ] (transportation) the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
Used in print (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)But he takes his bearings from the great guidelines of policy , well established precedents , the commitments of the United_States under international charters and treaties , basic statutes , and well understood notions of the American people about how we are to conduct ourselves , in policy literature such_as country papers and National_Security_Council papers accumulated in the Department . |
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[ noun ] dignified manner or conduct
Synonyms Used in print (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)Like Eliot , in my fantasies , I had a proud bearing and , with a skill that was vaguely continental , I would lead Jessica through an evening of dancing and handsome descriptions of my newest exploits , would guide her gently to the night 's climax which , in my dreams , was always represented by our almost suffocating one another to death with deep , moist kisses burning with love . |
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[ noun ] relevant relation or interconnection
Examples : "those issues have no bearing on our situation" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)We may then dismiss the time difference between these courses and the usual four year course of the interior_design student as not having serious bearing on the subject . Related terms |
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[ noun ] characteristic way of bearing one's body
Examples : "stood with good posture" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (heraldry) heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
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[ adjective ] (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain
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[ adjective ] (combining form) producing or yielding
Examples "an interest-bearing note" "fruit-bearing trees" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
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