beard
/bɪrd/
verb
- To confront or oppose someone boldly, especially in a challenging situation.
- The journalist bearded the politician with tough questions at the press conference.
- She decided to beard the manager in his office about the unfair policy.
- He bearded the lion in its den by asking the CEO directly.
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noun
- The hair that grows on a man's chin and cheeks.
- She trimmed her husband's beard with a pair of scissors.
- He grew a thick beard during the winter months.
- His gray beard made him look wise and distinguished.
- A similar growth of hair or bristles on an animal, such as a goat or a bird.
- The turkey's beard is a tuft of coarse hair on its chest.
- The goat had a long white beard that touched the ground.
- Some birds have a beard of feathers under their beak.
- The part of a key that fits into the lock and moves the tumblers.
- The locksmith filed the beard of the key to make it fit.
- A skeleton key has a simple beard that can open many locks.
- The beard of the key was worn down from years of use.
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