BEARD

Definition

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. — synonyms: face_fungus, whiskers
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. — synonyms: byssus