Definition of beard

"beard" in the noun sense

1. beard, face fungus, whiskers

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

2. beard

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

3. beard

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

4. beard

hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

5. byssus, beard

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

"beard" in the verb sense

1. beard

go along the rim, like a beard around the chin

"Houses bearded the top of the heights"

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Quotations for beard

Wise as far as the beard goes. [ Proverb ]

Contend not about a goat's beard. [ Proverb ]

The brains do not lie in the beard. [ Proverb ]

A beard well lathered is half shaved. [ Italian Proverb ]

I won't pluck the beard of a dead lion. [ Mart ]

Beard was never the true standard of brains. [ Fuller ]

It is not the beard that makes the philosopher. [ Proverb ]

You contend about a goat's beard or lock of wool. [ Proverb ]

It is a base thing to tear a dead lion's beard off. [ Proverb ]

An old goat is never the more reverend for his beard. [ Proverb ]

He is false by nature that has a black head and a red beard. [ Proverb ]

Loose his beard and hoary hair streamed, like a meteor, to the troubled air. [ Gray ]

Dishonor is like the Aaron's Beard in the hedgerows; it can only poison if it be plucked. [ Ouida ]

beard in Scrabble®

The word beard is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

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beard in Words With Friends™

The word beard is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

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Words containing the sequence beard

Words with beard in them (5 words)

Words that end with beard (4 words)

Word Growth involving beard

Shorter words in beard

be bear

ar ear bear

Longer words containing beard

bearded beardedness

bearded unbearded

beardfish beardfishes

bearding

beardless beardlessness

beardlike

beards goatsbeards

beards greybeards

bugbeardom

goatsbeard goatsbeards

greybeard greybeards

treebeard