bare / bear

bare / bear
   Bare means "naked": Walking in grass with bare feet is refreshing.
   Bear is the animal, and also means "to carry": Sherman must bear the burden of flunking math twice.

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  • bare / bear —    Bare means naked : Walking in grass with bare feet is refreshing.    Bear is the animal, and also means to carry : Sherman must bear the burden of flunking math twice …   Confused words

  • Bare — Bear Bear (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Bore} (b[=o]r) (formerly {Bare} (b[^a]r)); p. p. {Born} (b[^o]rn), {Borne} (b[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearing}.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G. geb[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bare — means minimal or naked. Bare may also refer to:Places: * Bare, Morecambe, a suburb of Morecambe, in Lancashire, England * Bare (woreda), a district in Ethiopia * Bare (Serbia), a place in Serbia * Bărăi, Cluj, a village in Romania, formerly… …   Wikipedia

  • Bear — (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Bore} (b[=o]r) (formerly {Bare} (b[^a]r)); p. p. {Born} (b[^o]rn), {Borne} (b[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearing}.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G. geb[ a]ren, Goth …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bear-resistant food storage container — Bear resistant food storage containers, commonly called bear canisters or simply bear cans, are usually hard sided containers used by backpackers to protect their food from theft by bears. Bear canisters are seeing increased popularity in areas… …   Wikipedia

  • Bare — Bore; the old preterit of {Bear}, v. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bäre — Bäre, eine aus England (Bear) stammende Bezeichnung für Gontremineurs, d.h. Speculanten à la baisse …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Bear's Retreat — is a small Pennsylvania landmark, primarily known for its age. It is a house, being lived in as of 2007, with the Southern side built by Jacob Bare in 1792, and the Northern side built in 1840 …   Wikipedia

  • bare — bear …   American English homophones

  • bear — bare …   American English homophones

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