beard

Noun

• tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface

• hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

• a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)

• a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses

• the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

Verb

• go along the rim, like a beard around the chin
  • Houses bearded the top of the heights
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  byssus , face fungus , whiskers