Definitions for pear

pear pear

Spelling: [pair]
IPA: /pɛər/

Pear is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in pear (aepr).

Definitions for pear

noun

  1. the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
  2. the tree itself.

Origin of pear

before 1000; Middle English pe(e)re, Old English peru Late Latin pira, feminine singular use of plural of L of pirum (neuter) pear

Examples for pear

Volemus from volema pira, a kind of a pear, so called from the shape of the stem.

The pear tree at the Sept. 11 memorial was among the last living things to be pulled out of the rubble.

pear Clafoutis by Tom Fitzmorris Sweet, ripe pears are a brilliant variation on clafoutis.

Freshly grated pear barely needs any sweetening, which is why we encourage you to make the pear puree yourself.

How'll your old horse feel if he eats the other half of that pear tree?

Hence the apple, pear, and plum are often grafted on the white thorn.

At the most basic level, most ciders are produced using a blend of sweet, sour, and bitter apple and pear varieties.

At his feet was a stick, almost a log, part of the limb of a pear tree.

The surrounding walls are overrun with vines and bordered by pear trees.

The three containers [of pear, strawberry granola and peach] have run through me like Olympic sprinters.

Word Value for pear
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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