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beard
1[beerd]
noun
a thick growth of hair on the face, especially on an adult man, often including a mustache.
He's been growing out his beard for a couple of months, and it's filling in nicely.
Zoology.a tuft, growth, or part resembling or suggesting the thick growth of hair on the human face, such as the tuft of long hairs on the lower jaw of a goat or the cluster of hairlike feathers at the base of the bill in certain birds.
Botany.a tuft or growth of awns or the like, as on wheat or barley.
a barb or catch on an arrow, fishhook, knitting needle, crochet needle, etc.
Also called bevel neck.Printing.
the sloping part of a type that connects the face with the shoulder of the body.
British.the space on a type between the bottom of the face of an x-high character and the edge of the body, comprising both beard and shoulder.
the cross stroke on the stem of a capital G.
Slang.a romantic partner chosen to conceal a person's sexual orientation, especially that of a gay or lesbian person.
verb (used with object)
to oppose boldly; defy.
It took courage for the mayor to beard the pressure groups.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: ,to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of.
The hoodlums bearded the old man.
to supply with a beard.
verb (used without object)
Slang.to act as a romantic partner to someone in order to conceal their sexual orientation, especially that of a gay or lesbian person.
Beard
2[beerd]
noun
Charles Austin, 1874–1948, and his wife Mary, 1876–1958, U.S. historians.
Daniel Carter, 1850–1941, U.S. artist and naturalist: organized the Boy Scouts of America in 1910.
James Andrew, 1903–85, U.S. cooking teacher and food writer.
beard
/ ɪə /
noun
the hair growing on the lower parts of a man's face
any similar growth in animals
a tuft of long hairs in plants such as barley and wheat; awn
the gills of an oyster
a barb, as on an arrow or fish-hook
slanga woman who accompanies a homosexual man to give the impression that he is heterosexual
printing the part of a piece of type that connects the face with the shoulder
verb
to oppose boldly or impertinently
to pull or grasp the beard of
beard
A tuft or group of hairs or bristles on certain plants, such as barley and wheat. The individual strands of a beard are attached to a sepal or petal.
Other 51Թ Forms
- beardlike adjective
- unbeard verb (used with object)
- ˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of beard1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of beard1
Example Sentences
He had a buzz cut and brown eyes, a stubbly beard and a wrestler’s build.
Native irises prefer shadier conditions than their cousins, the taller bearded irises that like full sun, but over time the plants will multiply so you can increase your holdings.
Their distinct style lexicon - of gold chains, faux fur jackets, plus-sized accessories, braids and beards - went on to spawn media articles, books and doctoral theses on South Asian culture.
With longer hair, a bushy beard and wearing a rosary around his neck, he said he would organise a free-speech festival in London for his supporters later in the year.
"My brother was a teacher but they saw his beard and skullcap and branded him a terrorist," Mr Ahmed says.
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