a person from whom you are descended
refrain from doing
"she forbore a snicker"
resist doing something
"He refrained from hitting him back"
"she could not forbear weeping"
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forbears
Her years
Were ripe, they might make six-and-twenty springs;
But there are forms which Time to touch forbears,
And turns aside his scythe to vulgar things. [ Byron ]
The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us; and it is hardly possible for one man to be more unlike another than he that forbears to avenge himself of wrong is to him who did the wrong. [ Jane Porter ]
forbearsin Scrabble®
The word forbears is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
forbears:
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forbearsin Words With Friends™
The word forbears is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
forbears:
forbear
forbears
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forbears(1 word)
forbearsin them (1 word)
forbears(1 word)
forbears
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be bear bears
ar ear bear bears
ar ars ears bears
ar ear ears bears
be bear forbear
ar ear bear forbear
or for forb forbear
or orb forb forbear
forbears
(No longer words found)