# beards

Pronunciation: say "BEERDZ" US /bɪɹdz/, UK /bɪədz/

## Noun

1. Plural of beard. — plural of beard
   - Simple: Plural of beard. Use it when you mean more than one beard.
   - _Pull the beards off the mussels before you steam them._
   - _The bristly beards of the barley scratched our arms as we crossed the field._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of beard. — third-person singular simple present indicative of beard
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of beard. Use it after he, she, it or one person.
   - _He beards the committee at every meeting, demanding to see the full budget._
   - _The chef beards each oyster carefully before laying it on the ice._

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