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beard

/bɪɹd/noun, verb1 syllable

Beard means: the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.

Synonyms for beard3

noun, as in the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

face fungus, whiskers

noun, as in tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface

byssus

What does beard mean?6

noun

1

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

2

tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface

3

a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses

4

a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)

5

hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

verb

1

go along the rim, like a beard around the chin“Houses bearded the top of the heights”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with beard?16

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Beard in a sentence

  • His long, brown hair and beard were all flecked and dashed with white.Hybrid
  • He's young, but he has a white beard.kaiperkins271
  • Ak, as was his habit when in thought, stroked his grizzled beard slowly.Hybrid
  • A beard doesn't make a philosopher, nor does wearing a cheap coat.patgfisher
  • He had a round, curly beard and not a single gray hair.shekitten
  • If you truly love your beard, you should let it grow!orcrist
  • The last time we met, you had a beard.CK
  • I was all dirty, messy and with a long beard.felidad

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Forms of beard

as a noun

plural
beards

as a verb

past tense
bearded
present participle
bearding
third-person singular
beards
past participle
bearded