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- [beerd]
- /bɪərd/
- /bɪəd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beerd]
- /bɪərd/
Definitions of beard word
- countable noun beard A man's beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks. 3
- noun beard the hair growing on the lower parts of a man's face 3
- noun beard any similar growth in animals 3
- noun beard a tuft of long hairs in plants such as barley and wheat; awn 3
- noun beard the gills of an oyster 3
- noun beard a barb, as on an arrow or fish-hook 3
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Origin of beard
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English berd, Old English beard; cognate with German Bart, Dutch baard, Late Latin Langobardi Long-beards, name of the Lombards, Crimean Gothic bars, Latin barba (> Welsh barf), Lithuanian barzdà, OCS brada, Russian borodá; European Indo-European *bHaer-dhā, perhaps akin to barley1
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Parts of speech for Beard
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beard popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
beard usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beard
noun beard
- imperial — of, like, or pertaining to an empire.
- fuzz — loose, light, fibrous, or fluffy matter.
- brush — A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.
- santa claus — a benevolent figure of legend, associated with Saint Nicholas, supposed to bring gifts to children on Christmas Eve.
- stubble — Usually, stubbles. the stumps of grain and other stalks left in the ground when the crop is cut.
verb beard
- brave — Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
- oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- stand up to — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
Antonyms for beard
verb beard
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
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