beard
nounADJ.
bristling, bushy, full, shaggy | neat, neatly-clipped | patchy, straggly, wispy | goatee | pointed | ginger/gingery, greying, reddish, white, etc. | fake, false
VERB + BEARD
grow | have, sport, wear
He sported a neat goatee beard.| clip, cut, trim | shave (off) | pull (at), stroke, tug (at)
Jim stroked his beard reflectively.BEARD + VERB
grow
My beard's grown a lot.| be streaked with sth
His beard is streaked with grey.BEARD + NOUN
growth, stubble
He had two days' beard growth across his jowls and chin.PREP.
with a/the ~
She's scared of men with beards.PHRASES
a three-day/seven-day, etc. growth of beard, a three-day-old, etc. beard