beard
noun
a thick growth of hair on the face, especially on an adult man, often including a mustache.
beards
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pluralof beard.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof beard (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
beardnouna thick growth of hair on the face, especially on an adult man, often including a mustache.
Example Sentences
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Mohammed Ashim has been cutting hair and trimming beards for four years in Bengaluru.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
This may explain why he has no problem when white men have beards, as seen on his church leader, Doug Wilson, or the many celebrities the defense secretary likes to take photos with.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
The few hundred in attendance spanned the full spectrum of AfD voters: young men in black bomber jackets and Lonsdale sweaters, elderly couples, barefooted hippies with braided beards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
I wasn’t surprised to learn the two men were close friends; they even look alike, with their long white beards and sparkling eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
I was a child of fourteen, while he and Willem were already university men, sprouting straggly beards and breathing out cigar smoke with their conversation.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
