stubbles

Short prickly regrowth

Stubbles is the plural of stubble—the short, stiff stalks left in a field after harvesting, or the short bristly growth of beard between shaves.

The plural typically refers to multiple fields of crop stubble: The stubbles were burned after harvest.

For facial hair, the uncountable singular stubble is more common.

facial

whiskers

Facial sensory hairs

five o'clock shadowDay-end facial hair
scruffBack neck area
bristlesCoarse animal hairs

unshaven · razor · prickly · grooming · shaving · regrowth · coarse · sandpaper · jawline · chin

agriculture

harvest

Gathering mature crops

strawTube for sipping
fallowUnplanted field recovering
croplandLand for growing produce

threshing · combine · chaff · reaping · scythe · post-harvest · grain · wheat · barley · cornfield

texture

prickly

Spiny or irritable

scratchyRough and irritating
coarseRough in texture
roughUneven in surface

bristly · abrasive · spiky · stiff · short · fuzzy · raspy · tactile · sensation · friction

Opposites

facial hair length/style

stubblesfull beard

Complete facial hair growth

beard · whiskers · goatee · moustache

skin/face texture

stubblessmooth skin

Unblemished, even epidermis

clean-shaven · hairless · bare face · baby-faced · soft skin

agricultural field state

stubblesfallow field

Land deliberately left unplanted

tall stalks · plowed field

Phrases

designer stubbleDeliberately short facial hair
stubble rashSkin irritation from coarse facial hair
stubble beardShort unshaven facial hair
stubble burningIgniting post-harvest crop residue
stubble fieldCropped land with stalk remnants
stubble trimmerTool for controlled scruff

Family

stubble, stubbly, stubbled

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