torchbearing
English
adj
Definitions
- Carrying a torch (flaming brand).
- (by extension) Leading a campaign, or giving inspiration to others.
Etymology
Compound from English torch + English bearing.
Origin
English
bearing
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- apple-bearing English
- bear English
- bearing English
- bearingless English
- bearinglike English
- blowtorch English
- casebearing English
- childbearing English
- cupbearing English
- death-bearing English
- everbearing English
- fruit-bearing English
- furbearing English
- headtorch English
- horn-bearing English
- leafbearing English
- life-bearing English
- light-bearing English
- livebearing English
- metalbearing English
- nonbearing English
- omnibearing English
- pallbearing English
- rushbearing English
- seedbearing English
- sidebearing English
- sporebearing English
- swordbearing English
- talebearing English
- thought-bearing English
- torch English
- torchbearer English
- torcher English
- torchless English
- torchlight English
- torchlike English
- torchlit English
- torchmaker English
- torchmaking English
- torchman English
- torchwood English
- torchwork English
- torchwort English
- torchy English
- unbearing English
- wonder-bearing English
- torche French
- トーチ Japanese
- beringe Middle English
- torche Middle English
- torĉo Esperanto
- bering Cebuano
- 啤令 Chinese
- tochi Swahili
- 토치 Korean
- bear
- torch
- torchy
- bearing
- torcher
- torchlit
- torchman
- torchwort
- blowtorch
- headtorch
- torchlike
- unbearing
- torchwood
- torchless
- torchwork
- torchmaker
- furbearing
- nonbearing
- cupbearing
- torchlight
- sidebearing
- everbearing
- leafbearing
- talebearing
- seedbearing
- omnibearing
- casebearing
- bearingless
- torchbearer
- livebearing
- bearinglike
- rushbearing
- pallbearing
- torchmaking
- childbearing
- swordbearing
- horn-bearing
- metalbearing
- sporebearing
- life-bearing
- light-bearing
- fruit-bearing
- apple-bearing
- death-bearing
- wonder-bearing
- thought-bearing