Synonyms for beard
bɪərdbeard

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1. beard, face fungus, whiskersnoun

   the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

   Synonyms:
   whiskers, byssus, face fungus

2. beardnoun

   a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses

   Synonyms:
   whiskers, byssus, face fungus

3. beardnoun

   a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)

   Synonyms:
   whiskers, byssus, face fungus

4. beardnoun

   hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

   Synonyms:
   whiskers, byssus, face fungus

5. byssus, beardverb

   tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface

   Synonyms:
   byssus, whiskers, face fungus

6. beardverb

   go along the rim, like a beard around the chin

   "Houses bearded the top of the heights"

Matched Categories

1. • Hair
   • Person
   • Rim

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beardverb

   Synonyms:
   defy, challenge, dare, take or pluck by the beard, oppose to the face

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1. beardnoun

   Synonyms:
   whiskers, goatee, mustache, awn, arista (beard of grain)

2. beardverb

   Synonyms:
   defy, encounter, oppose

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1. List of paraphrases for "beard":

   barbe, lihya, shave, goatee, bearded, stubble, boring

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1. Christian Eckmann:

   The use of epoxy is not the best, but it is a solution, however this measure was unfortunately done not really properly, so you can see now some remains of glue at the beard.

2. Simon Drake:

   We were sinking in up to our thighs. I distinctly recall saying to Andy Beard, ‘this had better be worth it.’ It was worth it.

3. P. G. Wodehouse:

   At five minutes to eleven on the morning named he was at the station, a false beard and spectacles shielding his identity from the public eye. If you had asked him he would have said that he was a Scotch business man. As a matter a fact, he looked far more like a motor-car coming through a haystack.

4. Walid Abdul-Wahab:

   They assumed I was Amish because of my beard.

5. Rozi Khan:

   My facial features, hairstyle and beard is more similar to Peter Dinklage, if you put Tariq Mir two photos alongside photos of Peter Dinklage, I think you'll find me resembling Peter Dinklage more.