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bearings
 
Noun bearing has 6 senses
  1. bearing - relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation"
    --1 is a kind of     relatedness
  2. bearing, heading, aim - the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
    --2 is a kind of direction, way
    --2 has particulars: tack
  3. bearing, comportment, presence, mien - dignified manner or conduct
    --3 is a kind of manner, personal manner
    --3 has particulars: dignity, lordliness, gravitas
    Derived form: verb bear10
  4. carriage, bearing, posture - characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"
    --4 is a kind of bodily property
    --4 has particulars:
     walk, manner of walking; slouch; gracefulness; awkwardness, clumsiness
    Derived form: verb bear12
  5. charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing - heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
    --5 is a kind of heraldry
    --5 has particulars:
     annulet, roundel; chevron; fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys; ordinary
  6. bearing - a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
    --6 is a kind of     support
    --6 is a part of rotating mechanism
    --6 has particulars:
     ball bearing, needle bearing, roller bearing; fifth wheel; journal bearing; thrust bearing
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