beard

1. n. The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults. Source: opted

2. n. The long hairs about the face in animals, as in the goat. Source: opted

3. n. The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds Source: opted

4. n. The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes. Source: opted

5. n. The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle. Source: opted

6. n. The gills of some bivalves, as the oyster. Source: opted

7. n. In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies. Source: opted

8. n. Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the beard of grain. Source: opted

9. n. A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out. Source: opted

10. n. That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle. Source: opted

11. n. That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face. Source: opted

12. n. An imposition; a trick. Source: opted

13. v. t. To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt. Source: opted

14. v. t. To oppose to the gills; to set at defiance. Source: opted

15. v. t. To deprive of the gills; -- used only of oysters and similar shellfish. Source: opted

Thesaurus links