Wikipedia:

Bear | Bears | Ursidae

Summary:

or "doglike" carnivors, within the order Carnivora. Bears' closest living relatives are the pinnipeds. The following synapomorphic traits set bears apart from related families: presence of an alisphenoid canal | paroccipital processes that are large ...  (34 of 8192 words, 18 images)

Link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear  [cite]

Random House:

bear | bears [plural] | bear  [collectively, plural] | bore [past tense] | bare  [archaic, past tense] | beared [past tense] | borne [past participle] | born [past participle] | bearing [present participle]

Summary:

to hold up; support. | to hold or remain firm under (a load). | to bring forth (young); give birth to. | to produce by natural growth. | to hold up ...  (27 of 721 words, 44 senses, pronunciation)

Link:

http://dictionary.infoplease.com/bear  [cite]

Wikipedia:

Bear (disambiguation)

Summary:

a type of mammal. Bear may also refer to: Bear, Delaware, United States | Bears (Friesland), Netherlands | Bear Brook (disambiguation) | Bear Creek (disambiguation) | Bear Island (disambiguation) | Bear Mountain (disambiguation) | Brisbane Bears, an ...  (31 of 465 words, 58 senses)

Link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear (disambiguation)  [cite]

Wiktionary:

bear | bears [plural] | bore [past tense] | bare  [archaic, past tense] | born [past participle] | borne [past participle] | yborn  [archaic, past participle] | bearing [present participle] | more bear [comparative] | most bear [superlative] | ant bear | Atlas bear | bear cat | bearcat | bear claw | bear cub | bear grass | bear hug | bear market | bearish | bear pit | bear's breech | bear spread | beartrap | bear trap | bear walker | black bear | brown bear | cat bear | cave bear | dancing bear | does a bear shit in the woods | Etruscan bear | Gobi bear | Great Bear | grizzly bear | gummy bear | honey bear | koala bear | kodiak bear | Kodiak bear | Little Bear | loaded for bear | moon bear | native bear | panda bear | polar bear | she-bear | sloth bear | spectacled bear | sun bear | teddy bear | washing bear | water bear | white bear | wooly bear | woolly bear | bear down | bear down on | bear fruit | bear in mind | bear one's teeth | bear out | bear up | bear with | bear witness | not bear thinking about

Summary:

A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of family Ursidae, particularly of subfamily Ursinae. | [informal] An animal that resembles a bear, such as a koala or ant bear. ...  (43 of 374 words, 13 senses, 1 image, 2 etymologies, pronunciation)

Link:

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bear  [cite]

Encarta:

bear | bore [past tense] | borne [past participle] | born [past participle] | bearing [present participle] | bears [3rd-person singular present] | bring something to bear [on something]

Summary:

[used in questions and negative statements] to be able to endure something without great distress or annoyance | to hold or support a weight or ...  (24 of 371 words, 14 senses, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

Link:

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary 1861728499/definition.html  [cite]

Columbia:

bear

Summary:

large mammal of the family Ursidae in the order Carnivora, found almost exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere. Bears have large heads, bulky bodies, ...  (23 of 270 words)

Link:

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0806601.html  [cite]

Merriam-Webster:

bear | bears [plural] | bare [archaic, past tense] | bore [past tense] | borne [past participle] | bruin [sense 1] | bearlike

Summary:

or plural bear; any of a family (Ursidae of the order Carnivora) of large heavy mammals of America and Eurasia that have long shaggy hair, rudimentary ...  (26 of 140 words, 4 senses, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

Link:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear  [cite]

Britannica:

bear | Ursidae [family]

Summary:

any of nine species of large, short-tailed carnivores found in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The sun bear is the smallest, often weighing less than ...  (25 of 99 words)

Link:

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/57309/bear  [cite]