1
: the hair that grows on a man's face often excluding the mustache
2
: a hairy or bristly appendage or tuft
3
bearded; bearding; beards
1
: to confront and oppose with boldness, resolution, and often effrontery : defy
2
: to furnish with a beard
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Examples of beard in a Sentence
Noun
He grew a beard and mustache.
the beard of a goat
Verb
a man of integrity who was never afraid to beard the lion in his den
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PCMAG, 30 May 2024
Walton became the No. 1 overall pick in the 1974 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers and, now with a fiery red beard to match his tousled hair, led the Blazers to a title in 1977.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 27 May 2024
The man had a squarish white beard and a dark chasia, or skullcap, and his eyes were like my father's—soft and a little sad, with the eyelids drooping at the outer corners.
—Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2023
At the synagogue, men with graying beards and black suits — all fellow members of the Chabad movement, an ultra-Orthodox sect of Judaism — slapped Mr. Ben-Ari on the back.
—Damien Cave Amit Elkayam, New York Times, 23 May 2024
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Noun
The program also includes mask selection of beards and clothing.
—PCMAG, 30 May 2024
Walton became the No. 1 overall pick in the 1974 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers and, now with a fiery red beard to match his tousled hair, led the Blazers to a title in 1977.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 27 May 2024
The man had a squarish white beard and a dark chasia, or skullcap, and his eyes were like my father's—soft and a little sad, with the eyelids drooping at the outer corners.
—Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2023
At the synagogue, men with graying beards and black suits — all fellow members of the Chabad movement, an ultra-Orthodox sect of Judaism — slapped Mr. Ben-Ari on the back.
—Damien Cave Amit Elkayam, New York Times, 23 May 2024
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“Beard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beard. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
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Beard 1 of 2
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Charles Austin 1874–1948 and his wife Mary 1876–1958 née Ritter American historians
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Daniel Carter 1850–1941 Uncle Dan American painter, illustrator, and organizer of Boy Scouts in U.S.
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