To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.
To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded.
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.
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.
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 byssus of certain shellfish.
Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
To convey by speech; to say.
To order; to direct, to say to someone.
To instruct or inform.
To narrate.
To reveal.
To reveal information in prose through outright expository statement -- contrasted with show
To count, reckon, or enumerate.
To have an effect, especially a noticeable one; to be apparent, to be demonstrated.
To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing.
To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.
To be revealed.
To use (beads or similar objects) as an aid to prayer.
A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.
A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.
A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.