熊 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
- buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
- imprint noun A mark left by pressing something onto a surface, or a lasting effect on someone's mind or life.
Senses
熊 is used for these senses in English:
- bear A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
- buttress (architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
- imprint The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; a publishing house.
- she-bear A female bear (as opposed to a he-bear, male bear).
- ursine Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.
bear — full definition
- noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
- noun An investor who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly; used as an adjective for a falling market.
- verb To carry, support, or endure something.
- verb To give birth to (a child), or to produce (fruit, etc.).
buttress — full definition
- noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
- noun Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
- noun A buttress root.
- noun A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.