beard vs show

beard

noun
  • 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. 

verb
  • 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. 

show

noun
  • Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance. 

  • An exhibition of items. 

  • A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program. 

  • A project or presentation. 

  • Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".) 

  • A play, dance, or other entertainment. 

  • A battle; local conflict. 

  • The major leagues. 

  • A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor. 

  • A demonstration. 

  • An agricultural show. 

  • A movie. 

verb
  • To guide or escort. 

  • To put in an appearance; show up. 

  • To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant. 

  • To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate. 

  • To finish third, especially of horses or dogs. 

  • To reveal one's hand of cards. 

  • To bestow; to confer. 

  • To display, to have somebody see (something). 

  • To be visible; to be seen; to appear. 

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