Bear and Compass

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Bear verb - To bring forth from the womb.

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Compass and bear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Compass" instead a verb "Bear".

Nearby Words: bearing, bearish, bearer, bearskin, beared

Compass verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.

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Bear and compass are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bear" instead a verb "Compass".

Nearby Words: compassion, compassed, compassing

The evil armored bear, Iofur Raknison, had his name changed to Ragnar Sturlusson in The Golden Compass because it sounded too similar to the hero bear, Iorek Byrnison.

Source: Adaptation Name Change
In The Golden Compass, Iorek gives Lyra the epithet "Silvertongue" after she tricks the bear king.

Source: The Magnificent
In The Golden Compass, there's a brief reference to a maid running out of a house (that's just been attacked by a polar bear looking for his armor) with her chicken daemon squawking alongside her.

Source: Clucking Funny

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