ALL meanings of beard
beard
B b - countable noun beard A man's beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks. 3
- noun beard the hair growing on the lower parts of a man's face 3
- noun beard any similar growth in animals 3
- noun beard a tuft of long hairs in plants such as barley and wheat; awn 3
- noun beard the gills of an oyster 3
- noun beard a barb, as on an arrow or fish-hook 3
- noun beard a woman who accompanies a homosexual man to give the impression that he is heterosexual 3
- noun beard the part of a piece of type that connects the face with the shoulder 3
- verb beard to oppose boldly or impertinently 3
- verb beard to pull or grasp the beard of 3
- noun beard Charles Austin1874-1948; U.S. historian 3
- noun beard Daniel Carter1850-1941; U.S. author & illustrator: a founder of the Boy Scouts of America 3
- noun beard Mary1876-1958; U.S. historian: collaborated with husband Charles Austin 3
- noun beard the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face; whiskers 3
- noun beard this hair, esp. on the chin and cheek, when worn long or trimmed in various shapes 3
- noun beard any beardlike part, as of certain animals 3
- noun beard a hairy outgrowth on the head of certain grains, grasses, etc.; awn 3
- noun beard anything that projects like a beard, as a barb or hook 3
- noun beard the part of a printing type that lies between the face and shoulder 3
- noun beard a person used to hide or obscure the real activities or nature of another; cover 3
- verb transitive beard to face or oppose courageously or brazenly, as if grasping by the beard; defy 3
- verb transitive beard to provide with a beard 3
- noun beard Charles Austin, 1874–1948, and his wife Mary, 1876–1958, U.S. historians. 1
- noun beard Daniel Carter, 1850–1941, U.S. artist and naturalist: organized the Boy Scouts of America in 1910. 1
- noun beard James Andrew, 1903–85, U.S. cooking teacher and food writer. 1
- verb with object beard to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of: The hoodlums bearded the old man. 1
- verb with object beard to oppose boldly; defy: It took courage for the mayor to beard the pressure groups. 1
- verb with object beard to supply with a beard. 1
- noun beard A growth of hair on the chin and lower cheeks of a man's face. 1
- noun beard facial hair on chin 1
- noun beard animal: beard-like hair 1
- noun beard plant: long hairs 1
- abbreviation BEARD barb 1
- transitive verb beard oppose 1
- noun beard Facial hair on the chin, cheeks and jaw. 0
- noun beard The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds. 0
- noun beard The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes. 0
- noun beard The byssus of certain shellfish. 0
- noun beard The gills of some bivalves, such as the oyster. 0
- noun beard In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies. 0
- noun beard (botany) Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn. 0
- noun beard A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out. 0
- noun beard That part of the underside of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle. 0
- noun beard (printing, dated) That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face. 0
- noun beard (Slang) (LGBT) A woman who accompanies a gay male in order to give the impression that he is heterosexual. 0
- verb beard (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To grow hair on the chin and jaw. 0
- verb beard To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded. 0
- verb beard (Transitive Verb) To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt. 0
- verb beard (Transitive Verb) To deprive (an oyster or similar shellfish) of the gills. 0