beards

'beards'

[beard.n.01] as in: the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

'beards'

[beard.n.02] as in: a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses

'beards'

[beard.n.03] as in: a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)

'beards'

[beard.n.04] as in: hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

'beards'

[byssus.n.01] as in: tuft of strong filaments by which e.g.

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a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface

'beards'

[beard.v.01] as in: go along the rim, like a beard around the chin

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Examples:
Houses bearded the top of the heights