beardy vs dare

beardy

noun
  • Any of several kinds of fish; a loach. 

  • A bearded person; used to identify members of a group or class who can be identified by the wearing of beards. 

  • A bearded dragon. 

  • A bearded reedling. 

  • A bearded collie. 

adj
  • Manly, masculine. 

  • Bearded. 

dare

noun
  • A small fish, the dace 

  • The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness. 

  • A challenge to prove courage. 

  • In the game truth or dare, the choice to perform a dare set by the other players. 

  • Defiance; challenge. 

verb
  • To terrify; to daunt. 

  • To have enough courage (to do something). 

  • To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to 

  • To catch (larks) by producing terror through the use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them. 

  • To defy or challenge (someone to do something) 

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