bearded
adjective
[ ˈbɪədɪd ]
• having a growth of hair on one's cheeks and chin.
• "beside me sat a pair of bearded men"
Similar:
unshaven,
whiskered,
whiskery,
bewhiskered,
stubbly,
bristly,
hairy,
hirsute,
bushy,
shaggy,
beavered,
Opposite:
clean shaven,
beard
verb
• boldly confront or challenge (someone formidable).
• "he was afraid to beard the sultan himself"
Similar:
confront,
face,
challenge,
brave,
come face to face with,
meet head on,
defy,
oppose,
stand up against,
square up to,
dare,
throw down the gauntlet at,
Origin:
Old English, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch baard and German Bart .
