A man's beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
He's decided to grow a beard.
...Charlie's bushy black beard.
Synonyms: whiskers, bristles, stubble, goatee More Synonyms of beard
More Synonyms of beard
beard in British English
(bɪəd)
noun
1.
the hair growing on the lower parts of a man's face
2.
any similar growth in animals
3.
a tuft of long hairs in plants such as barley and wheat; awn
4.
the gills of an oyster
5.
a barb, as on an arrow or fish-hook
6. slang
a woman who accompanies a homosexual man to give the impression that he is heterosexual
7. printing
the part of a piece of type that connects the face with the shoulder
verb(transitive)
8.
to oppose boldly or impertinently
9.
to pull or grasp the beard of
Derived forms
bearded (ˈbearded)
adjective
Word origin
Old English beard; related to Old Norse barth, Old High German bart, Latin barba
Beard in American English
(bɪrd)
1.
Charles Austin1874-1948; U.S. historian
2.
Daniel Carter1850-1941; U.S. author & illustrator: a founder of the Boy Scouts of America
3.
Mary1876-1958; U.S. historian: collaborated with husband Charles Austin
beard in American English
(bɪrd)
noun
1.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face; whiskers
2.
this hair, esp. on the chin and cheek, when worn long or trimmed in various shapes
3.
any beardlike part, as of certain animals
4.
a hairy outgrowth on the head of certain grains, grasses, etc.; awn
5.
anything that projects like a beard, as a barb or hook
6.
the part of a printing type that lies between the face and shoulder
7. US, Slang
a person used to hide or obscure the real activities or nature of another; cover
verb transitive
8.
to face or oppose courageously or brazenly, as if grasping by the beard; defy
9.
to provide with a beard
Derived forms
bearded (ˈbearded)
adjective
Word origin
ME & OE < IE *bhardhā > L barba, Russ borodá, Gmc *barda, Ger bart
Examples of 'beard' in a sentence
beard
Bits of croissant flake into the bushy beard, which he strokes proudly.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The army has been accused of double standards on a prickly issue: whether soldiers should be allowed to grow beards.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She was known for sporting a false beard and dressing like a man.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But this must be the first time the superhero has had such a long beard.
The Sun (2012)
His beard and hair were short and going grey.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)
He had crazy hair and thick beard growth.
Christianity Today (2000)
He was attacked by men who were wearing beards and long hair and had camouflage jackets.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Most of them had beards and moustaches and permanent wrinkles.
Carlos Acosta No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale (2007)
Experts put the slump in sales down to the trend for bushy beards.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In the middle of our meeting into the room strode another big man with a beard.
Stewart, Bob (Lt-Col) Broken Lives (1993)
Santa had lost a lot of weight and his beard was obviously false.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Luckily they spotted my beard and moustache before they hauled me out.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Men grow beards after they marry but are forbidden to have moustaches.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Chiwetel was more than happy to give his beard a tug to prove it was the real thing.
The Sun (2014)
He was sporting a bedraggled white beard and was wearing ragged tracksuit bottoms with a large hole in them.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His hair and beard look grey.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Their faces come in hues from orange to blue and their facial hair ranges from bushy white beard to neat ginger moustache.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was scored like tennis, with more points given for unusual beards.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He's caged in as his beard gets longer and uglier.
The Sun (2016)
Outside a forest, a man with a beard is deeply suspicious.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A young man with a long beard came to join me.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Some mornings I have a lot of beard growth to shave off, whereas on others there is very little.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
beard
British English: beard /bɪəd/ NOUN
A man's beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
He's decided to grow a beard.
American English: beard
Arabic: لـِحْيَة
Brazilian Portuguese: barba
Chinese: 胡须
Croatian: brada
Czech: vousy
Danish: skæg
Dutch: baard
European Spanish: barba
Finnish: parta
French: barbe
German: Bart
Greek: μούσι
Italian: barba
Japanese: あごひげ
Korean: 턱수염
Norwegian: skjegg
Polish: broda zarost
European Portuguese: barba
Romanian: barbă
Russian: борода
Latin American Spanish: barba
Swedish: skägg
Thai: เครา
Turkish: sakal
Ukrainian: борода
Vietnamese: râu
All related terms of 'beard'
Aaron's beard
a creeping shrub, Hypericum calycinum , native to SE Europe but widely cultivated , having large yellow flowers: family Hypericaceae
hawk's-beard
any plant of the genus Crepis, having a ring of fine hairs surrounding the fruit and clusters of small dandelion-like flowers: family Asteraceae ( composites )
Vandyke beard
a short pointed beard
beard-stroking
deep thought
grow the beard
(of a TV series) to gain credibility or improve in quality during the course of a series following a specified development
billy goat beard
a man's beard that is long under the chin and shaved elsewhere
Ned Kelly beard
a large, full beard
old man's beard
any of various plants having a white feathery appearance , esp traveller's joy and Spanish moss
goatsbeard
a Eurasian plant, Tragopogon pratensis, with woolly stems and large heads of yellow rayed flowers surrounded by large green bracts : family Asteraceae ( composites )
red valerian
a bushy valerian , Centranthus ruber , of Europe and southwestern Asia, having many fragrant red, crimson , or white flowers
beard the lion in his den
to approach a feared or influential person, esp in order to ask a favour
beard the lion in its den
to confront or attack someone, esp. a powerful or feared person, in that person's own familiar surroundings
Chinese translation of 'beard'
beard
(bɪəd)
n(c)
胡(鬍)须(鬚) (húxū) (根, gēn)
(noun)
Definition
the hair growing on the lower parts of a man's face
Charlie's bushy black beard
Synonyms
whiskers
bristles
stubble
His face was covered with the stubble of several nights.
goatee
facial hair
five-o'clock shadow
(verb)
Definition
to oppose boldly
Synonyms
confront
We are learning how to confront problems.
face
She looked relaxed and calm as she faced the press.
oppose
Mr Taylor was bitter towards those who had opposed him.
tackle
I tackled him about how he could tolerate such behaviour.
brave
They had to brave her anger and confess.
dare
She dared me to skip class.
defy
This was the first time that I had dared to defy her.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of brave
Definition
to confront with resolution or courage
They had to brave her anger and confess.
Synonyms
confront,
face,
suffer,
challenge,
bear,
tackle,
dare,
endure,
defy,
withstand,
stand up to
in the sense of dare
Definition
to challenge (someone) to do something risky
She dared me to skip class.
Synonyms
challenge,
provoke,
defy,
taunt,
goad,
throw down the gauntlet
in the sense of defy
Definition
to resist openly and boldly
This was the first time that I had dared to defy her.