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English noun: beard | |||
| 1. | beard (body) the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face | ||
| Synonyms | face fungus, whiskers | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | facial hair | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Attilio, beaver, fuzz, goatee, imperial, imperial beard, soul patch, stubble, vandyke, vandyke beard | ||
| Part holonym | moustache, mustache | ||
| Part meronym | adult male body, face, human face, man's body | ||
| 2. | beard (plant) a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fuzz, hair, tomentum | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | awn | ||
| 3. | beard (person) a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| 4. | beard (animal) hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hair | ||
| Part meronym | caprine animal, goat | ||
| 5. | beard (animal) tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface | ||
| Synonyms | byssus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fiber, fibre | ||
English verb: beard | |||
| 1. | beard (stative) go along the rim, like a beard around the chin | ||
| Samples | Houses bearded the top of the heights. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rim | ||
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