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encroach
/ɪn ˈkroʊtʃ /
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bear claw

(eg. butterfly, critical, beauty )

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  • bear claw  almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling…

    bear claw meaning(s)  Add to My List

    1. (n) almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw
    2. (n) an incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery
    3. (n) claw of a bear; often used in jewelry
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    bear claw usage(s) Create your Own

    1. Who wants to be the guy at the bar who pipes up with "Actually, my boss brings me a bear claw and a mochachino every morning"? In the days of real industrial titans like Henry .
    2. Why not just munch on a bear claw while you're at it?) As I wrote several years ago when USA Today started running ads on its front page, journalism watchdogs tend to get exercised .
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  • bear cub  a young bear
  • bear down  exert a force with a heavy weight
  • bear down on  sail towards another vessel, of a ship
  • bear down upon  sail towards another vessel, of a ship
  • bear grass  yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and…
  • bear hug  a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent
  • bear in mind  keep in mind
  • bear market  a market characterized by falling prices for securities
  • bear oak  shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets
  • bear off  remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport…
  • bear on  be relevant to
  • bear out  support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
  • bear paw  almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling…
  • bear up  endure cheerfully
  • bear upon  have an effect upon
  • bear witness  provide evidence for
  • bear's breech  widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined…
  • bear's breeches  widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined…
  • bear's ear  yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
  • bear's foot  digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when…
  • bear's grape  evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having…
  • bear's-paw fern  epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines
  • bear-sized  large as a bear
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