beard

About 6.58 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
2. noun The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds.
3. noun The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.
4. noun The byssus of certain shellfish.
5. noun The gills of some bivalves, such as the oyster.
6. noun The hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.
7. noun The long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn.

   the beard of grain

8. noun Long, hairlike feathers that protrude from the chest of a turkey.

Similar words

byssus face fungus whiskers goatee moustache stubble hair shave goat blanket

Often followed by

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Word family

Beard Charles A. Beard Charles Austin Beard Daniel Beard Daniel Carter Beard Uncle Dan Uncle Dan Beard bearded beardedness beardednesses