BEARD

Definition of BEARD

  1. (verb)go along the rim, like a beard around the chin
  2. (noun)the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
  3. (noun)a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
  4. (noun)a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
  5. (noun)hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
  6. (noun)tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface