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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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, April 16, Lawrence celebrates his 60th birthday, and his Bad Boys costar Smith, 56, shared a photo of the two to Instagram showing Lawrence wearing tan robes and a large fake beard.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Ruddy skin, white beard, and an outdoorsiness that immediately identifies him as a man who is at home on the water.
—Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
Anastasio, who turned sixty the following month, remains youthful and spry, with rimless glasses, a flop of red hair, and a gently graying beard.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The suspicious person was described as a white man in his late 20s with a beard, and wearing a tan baseball cap and tan pants, said Officer John Lacy, a police spokesman.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, April 16, Lawrence celebrates his 60th birthday, and his Bad Boys costar Smith, 56, shared a photo of the two to Instagram showing Lawrence wearing tan robes and a large fake beard.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Ruddy skin, white beard, and an outdoorsiness that immediately identifies him as a man who is at home on the water.
—Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
Anastasio, who turned sixty the following month, remains youthful and spry, with rimless glasses, a flop of red hair, and a gently graying beard.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Beard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beard. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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Beard 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Charles Austin 1874–1948 and his wife Mary 1876–1958 née Ritter American historians
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2 of 2biographical name (2)
Daniel Carter 1850–1941 Uncle Dan American painter, illustrator, and organizer of Boy Scouts in U.S.
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