A fake customer or companion, especially a woman who accompanies a gay man, or a man who accompanies a lesbian, in order to give the impression that the person being accompanied is heterosexual.
The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds.
The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.
In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.
The gills of some bivalves, such as the oyster.
Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn.
The curved underside of an axehead, extending from the lower end of the cutting edge to the axehandle.
A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.
That part of the underside of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.
The byssus of certain shellfish.
Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded.
To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.
Of a gay man or woman: to accompany a gay person of the opposite sex in order to give the impression that they are heterosexual.
Of bees, to accumulate together in a beard-like shape.
To deprive (an oyster or similar shellfish) of the gills.
An assumed role or manner of behavior.
Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks.
That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons
A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence.
A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
A set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
Charisma, or qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.