beard

/biəd/
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beard

A man trims his beard in front of the bathroom mirror.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Facial hair: The hair that grows on a man's chin and cheeks.
    • Tuft of filaments: A tuft or group of strong, hair-like filaments, such as those on certain plants (e.g., wheat) or animals (e.g., a mussel's byssal threads).
    • Decoy person: A person, especially a woman, who accompanies someone to divert suspicion or provide a cover, often in the context of concealing a person's homosexuality.

  2. Verb:

    • To confront boldly: To oppose or challenge someone openly and defiantly.
    • To provide with or resemble a beard: To border or edge something in a way that resembles a beard.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • He decided to grow a full beard.
    • The barley has a long, rough beard.
    • She acted as his beard at the company party to avoid gossip.

  • Verb:

    • The young journalist decided to beard the corrupt official in his own office.
    • Fog bearded the mountain peaks.
Advanced Usage
  • To beard the lion in his den: To confront a powerful or dangerous person in their own home or territory.
    • The reporter had to beard the CEO in his den to get a straight answer.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bearded (adj): Having a beard.
    • The bearded man smiled.
  • Beardless (adj): Without a beard.
    • His beardless face made him look young.
Synonyms
  • Noun (facial hair): Whiskers, stubble, facial hair.
  • Verb (confront): Challenge, confront, defy, brave.
Related Phrases
  • Laugh in one's beard: To laugh secretly or to oneself.
    • He heard the mistake and laughed in his beard.
  • Speak in one's beard: To mumble or speak indistinctly.
    • The shy boy spoke in his beard during the presentation.
Related Idioms
  • To take by the beard: To attack or grapple with a problem or person courageously.
    • You must take this difficulty by the beard if you want to solve it.
beard

A man trims his beard in front of the bathroom mirror.

Noun
  1. tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
  2. hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
  3. a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
  4. a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
  5. the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
Verb
  1. go along the rim, like a beard around the chin
    • Houses bearded the top of the heights

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