beard

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beard [noun]

The hair that some men allow to grow on the lower part of their face

US /bɪrd/ 
UK /bɪəd/ 

ریش

مثال: 

Darwin had a long beard.

داروين‌ ريش‌ بلندى داشت‌.‏

Oxford Essential Dictionary

beard

 noun
the hair on a man's chin:
He has got a beard.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

beard

I. beard1 S3 /bɪəd $ bɪrd/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English]
1. hair that grows around a man’s chin and cheeks ⇨ moustache
2. something similar to a beard, such as hair growing on an animal’s chin

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

beard

beard [beard beards bearded bearding] noun, verb   [bɪəd]    [bɪrd]

noun countable, uncountable
hair that grows on the chin and cheeks of a man's face; similar hair that grows on some animals
He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache.
a week's growth of beard
a goat's beard
a false beard
compare  moustache  
Word Origin:
Old English, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch baard and German Bart.  
Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build  
Example Bank:
He had two days' beard growth across his jowls and chin.
He sported a neat goatee beard.
His beard is streaked with grey.
Jim stroked his beard reflectively.
My beard's grown a lot.
She's scared of men with beards.
 
Example Bank:
He was a huge bearded man with a shock of dark hair.
His bearded face peered around the door.
Idiom: beard the lion in his den

Derived Word: bearded 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

beard / bɪəd /   / bɪrd / noun [ C ]

A1 the hair that some men allow to grow on the lower part of their face:

a flowing white beard

He's growing a beard.

He shaved off his beard but kept his moustache.

See picture hair

the long hair that grows under a goat's mouth

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

beard

/bɪə(r)d/
(beards)

A man’s beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
He’s decided to grow a beard.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

beard

beard /ˈbiɚd/ noun, pl beards [count]
1 : the hair that grows on a man's cheeks and chin
• He grew a beard and mustache.
2 : the long hair that grows on the chin of some animals
• the beard of a goat
- beard·ed /ˈbiɚdəd/ adj
• a bearded college professor