BEARD
Scrabble letter values: B3E1A1R1D2 = 8
Definition
- verb go along the rim, like a beard around the chin.
- noun the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face. — synonyms: face_fungus, whiskers
- noun a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses.
- noun a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality).
- noun hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals.
- noun tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface. — synonyms: byssus
Examples
- “Houses bearded the top of the heights”
- “the beard of grain”
- “Robin Hood is always shown as bearding the Sheriff of Nottingham.”