| BEARING | • bearing v. Present participle of bear. • bearing adj. (In combination) That bears (some specified thing). • bearing adj. Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load. |
| DEARING | • dearing v. Present participle of dear. • Dearing prop.n. A surname. • DEARE v. (Spenser) to injure, also DEAR, DERE. |
| EARINGS | • earings n. Plural of earing. • EARING n. a line for fastening the corner of a sail to the gaff or yard. |
| FEARING | • fearing v. Present participle of fear. • fearing adj. Exhibiting fear. • fearing adj. Showing profound respect or deference. |
| GEARING | • gearing n. The ratio of a system of gears. • gearing n. Harness; working implements. • gearing n. A train of toothed wheels and pinions. |
| HEARING | • hearing adj. Able to hear, as opposed to deaf. • hearing n. (Uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound. • hearing n. (Countable) The act by which something is heard. |
| LEARING | • learing v. Present participle of lear. • LEARE v. (Scots) to teach, also LEAR, LEIR, LERE. |
| MEARING | • mearing n. (Ireland) A boundary between pieces of land. • MEARE v. (Spenser) to divide, mark off, also MEER, MERE. |
| NEARING | • nearing v. Present participle of near. • Nearing prop.n. A surname from German. • NEAR v. to approach. |
| REARING | • rearing v. Present participle of rear. • rearing n. Act of raising young. • REARING n. the act of bringing up. |
| SEARING | • searing adj. Very hot; blistering or boiling. • searing adj. (Of a pain) having a sensation of intense sudden heat. • searing adj. Damning; critical; scathing. |
| STEARIN | • stearin n. Solid fat. • stearin n. (Organic chemistry) A glyceride (especially the triglyceride) of stearic acid. • STEARIN n. (Greek) the solid portion of a fat, also STEARINE. |
| TEARING | • tearing v. Present participle of tear. • tearing adj. (Colloquial) enormous; of great size or impact. • tearing adj. (Colloquial) very hasty. |
| WEARING | • wearing adj. (Not comparable) Intended to be worn. • wearing adj. Causing tiredness; trying to a person’s patience. • wearing adj. Causing erosion. |