| NOUN | relation | bearing | relevant relation or interconnection |
|---|---|---|---|
| location | bearing, heading, aim | the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies | |
| attribute | bearing, comportment, presence, mien | dignified manner or conduct | |
| attribute | bearing, carriage, posture | characteristic way of bearing one's body | |
| artifact | bearing, charge, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing | heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield | |
| artifact | bearing | a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | bearing | (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain |
| Sounds | beh'rihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | load-bearing, supporting | capable of bearing a structural load |
| Opposite | nonbearing | (of a structural member) supporting no vertical weight other than its own |
| Spanish | de carga | |
| Meaning | relevant relation or interconnection. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "those issues have no bearing on our situation" | |
| Broader | relatedness | A particular manner of connectedness |
| Spanish | relevancia | |
| Meaning | The direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | heading, aim | |
| Narrower | tack | The heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails |
| Broader | direction, way | A line leading to a place or point |
| Spanish | rumbo, sentido | |
| Meaning | dignified manner or conduct. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | comportment, presence, mien | |
| Narrower | dignity, lordliness, gravitas | formality in bearing and appearance |
| Broader | manner, personal manner | A way of acting or behaving |
| Spanish | comportamiento, empaque, porte, presencia | |
| Catalan | presència | |
| Verbs | bear | behave in a certain manner |
| Meaning | characteristic way of bearing one's body. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | carriage, posture | |
| Narrower | awkwardness, clumsiness | The carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant |
| gracefulness | beautiful carriage | |
| slouch | A stooping carriage in standing and walking | |
| walk, manner of walking | manner of walking | |
| Broader | bodily property | An attribute of the body |
| Spanish | porte | |
| Catalan | port | |
| Verbs | bear | support or hold in a certain manner |
| Meaning | heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | charge, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing | |
| Narrower | annulet | (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a small ring |
| chevron | An inverted V-shaped charge | |
| fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys | (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris | |
| ordinary | (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields | |
| roundel | (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle | |
| Broader | heraldry | emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms |
| Meaning | A rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | rotating mechanism | A mechanism that rotates |
| Narrower | ball bearing, needle bearing, roller bearing | Bearings containing small metal balls |
| fifth wheel | A steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate | |
| journal bearing | The bearing of a journal | |
| thrust bearing | A bearing designed to take thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution | |
| Broader | support | Any device that bears the weight of another thing |
| Spanish | cojinete | |
| Catalan | coixinet | |
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