Beard
Culinary award namesake
A beard is the hair that grows on a man's face.
The meaning extends to beard-like things—the cluster of feathers at a bird's beak, or stiff hairs on a plant.
To beard someone is to confront them boldly: beard the lion in his den.
In slang, a beard is a person who provides cover for another's secret—especially a woman accompanying a gay man to disguise his sexuality.
Male head of family
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- elderSenior figure of authority
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
imam · Sikh · Amish · religious · tradition · masculinity · virility · authority
Facial sensory hairs
- stubbleShort regrown facial hair
- mustacheUpper lip hair
- goateeChin-only beard style
- sideburnsCheek hair near ears
chin · jawline · follicles · growth · scruff · patchy · thick · trim
Chin-only beard style
- vandykePointed chin beard
- mutton chopsWide cheek whiskers
- soul patchBeard beneath lower lip
- chinstrapStrap securing headgear
lumberjack · hipster · handlebar · ducktail · anchor · stubble · designer · corporate
Keep from being seen
- hideConceal or pelt
- maskFace-worn concealment
- coverProtect by overlaying
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
front · decoy · subterfuge · ruse · persona · identity · incognito · deception
Forward-facing side
- coverProtect by overlaying
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
- shamFraudulent imitation
- accompliceCrime's willing helper
facade · pretense · smokescreen · arrangement · lavender · closet · companion · escort
patriarch
Male head of family
rabbi · imam · Sikh · Amish · religious · tradition · masculinity · virility · authority · prophet
whiskers
Facial sensory hairs
sideburns · chin · jawline · follicles · growth · scruff · patchy · thick · trim · shave
goatee
Chin-only beard style
- vandykePointed chin beard
- mutton chopsWide cheek whiskers
- soul patchBeard beneath lower lip
chinstrap · lumberjack · hipster · handlebar · ducktail · anchor · stubble · designer · corporate · Viking
conceal
Keep from being seen
camouflage · front · decoy · subterfuge · ruse · persona · identity · incognito · deception · pretense
front
Forward-facing side
accomplice · facade · pretense · smokescreen · arrangement · lavender · closet · companion · escort · public
- historianshistorian, historians, chronicler, chroniclers, annalist
- slide guitarslap steel, resonator, slide guitar, steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Latin scholarsCicero, Virgil, Ovid, Horace, Seneca
Beardauthentic self
One's genuine identity
out · openness · genuine · transparency · coming out
- full beardComplete facial hair growth
- fake beardArtificial facial hair attachment
- bearded dragonsSpiny Australian lizards
- white beardElderly man's facial hair
- beard trimmerTool for shortening whiskers
- neck beardFacial hair on throat