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
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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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
Things look bleak — until a shadowy character with a white beard comes to break him out of the jailhouse, killing whoever gets in the way.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
The person of interest is described as a white male about 5-foot-10-inches tall with a groomed beard and a gap between his two front teeth.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 May 2025
As potential jurors spoke, Combs — who is also sporting a gray beard — listened intently, wrote down notes and scanned the room, occasionally whispering to his attorney, Marc Agnifilo.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 7 May 2025
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Noun
The gunman is described as Black with a beard and about 6-feet and 200 pounds.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
Things look bleak — until a shadowy character with a white beard comes to break him out of the jailhouse, killing whoever gets in the way.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
The person of interest is described as a white male about 5-foot-10-inches tall with a groomed beard and a gap between his two front teeth.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 May 2025
As potential jurors spoke, Combs — who is also sporting a gray beard — listened intently, wrote down notes and scanned the room, occasionally whispering to his attorney, Marc Agnifilo.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 7 May 2025
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“Beard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beard. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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biographical name (1)
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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