Phrase Hound found 234 phrases and 152 compound words that contain bear. The most common are listed below. Open bear in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 234
- teddy bearA plush toy in the shape of a bear.
- polar bearA white, semi-aquatic, hypercarnivorous species of bear, Ursus maritimus, whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle.
- bear in mindTo hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.
- bear witnessTo deliver a testimony, especially as witness
- grizzly bearA large North American subspecies, Ursus arctos horribilis, of the brown bear.
- bring to bearTo aim a weapon at a target.
- bear marketA stock market where a majority of investors are selling ("bears"), causing overall stock prices to drop. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 20% or more on some specific stock market index.
- Bear IslandAn island of Svalbard, Norway.
- brown bearA species of bears native to northern America, Europe and Asia having brownish fur. (Ursus arctos)
- water bearA member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.
- black bearAn American black bear, Ursus americanus, indigenous to North America.
- Gay bear
- bear fruitOf an effort, endeavor, etc., to produce good results; to yield benefits; to succeed.
- Great BearA bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a large bear. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.
- sun bearA species of relatively small bears, Helarctos malayanus, found in Southeast Asia.
- cross to bearA problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that one has to accept and deal with, although one finds it very difficult, or it causes trouble or worry over a long period of time.
- bear downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, down.
- American black bearA bear of the species Ursus americanus, native to cooler climates in North America.
- brought to bearsimple past and past participle of bring to bear
- Asian black bearA bear of the species Ursus thibetanus (previously known as Selenarctos thibetanus).
- Care BearAny of a brand of cheerful bear figures, seen on greeting cards and as stuffed toys.
- bear cubA young bear.
- smokey bearAlternative form of Smokey Bear (“highway patrolman”).
- bear meatmeat from a bear
- Bear arms
Compound words 152
- birthThe process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
- bornpast participle of bear; given birth to.
- barrelA round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made …
- BernardA male given name from the Germanic languages.
- bearerOne who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
- berthChiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the way of other vessels, or colliding into rocks or the shore.
- bearableAble to be borne; tolerable; endurable.
- forbearTo keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
- bugbearAn ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity.
- bearyOf or pertaining to a bear.