Nouns

(n)beard, face fungus, whiskersthe hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
(n)bearda tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
(n)bearda person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
(n)beardhairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
(n)byssus, beardtuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface

Verbs

(v)beardgo along the rim, like a beard around the chin“Houses bearded the top of the heights”