beard
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 bev·el neck [bev-uhl nek] /ˈbɛv əl ˌnɛk/ .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.
to oppose boldly; defy: It took courage for the mayor to beard the pressure groups.
to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of: The hoodlums bearded the old man.
to supply with a beard.
Slang. to act as a romantic partner to someone in order to conceal their sexual orientation, especially that of a gay or lesbian person.
Origin of beard
1Other words for beard
Opposites for beard
Other words from beard
- beard·like, adjective
- un·beard, verb (used with object)
Other definitions for Beard (2 of 2)
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for beard
/ (bɪəd) /
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
slang a 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
to oppose boldly or impertinently
to pull or grasp the beard of
Origin of beard
1Derived forms of beard
- bearded, adjective
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Scientific definitions for beard
[ bîrd ]
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.
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