"beards" 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

"beards" 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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