bearing
noun \ bear · ing \: the way in which a person moves, stands, or behaves; a relation or connection; a part in which another part slides or turns
1: the manner in which one bears or comports oneself
2a: the act, power, or time of bringing forth; b: a product of bearing : crop, fruit
3a : an object, surface, or point that supports; b : a mechanical part in which another part (such as a journal or pin) slides or turns
4: a figure borne on a heraldic field
5: pressure, thrust
6a: the situation or horizontal direction of one point with respect to another or to the compass; b : a determination of position; c plural : comprehension of one's position, environment, or situation; d : relation, connection; also : purport
7: the part of a structural member that rests on its supports
east
adverb \ˈēst \: to or toward the east
1: to, toward, or in the east
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