beard vs fuzz

beard and fuzz both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beard	Yes	No	Yes	No
fuzz	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fuzz is a hyponym of beard; that is, fuzz is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beard:

As nouns, fuzz is a hypernym of beard; that is, fuzz is a word with a broader meaning than beard:

beard: a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
fuzz: filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

Other hypernyms of beard include hair, tomentum.

beard (noun)	fuzz (noun)
tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface	the first beard of an adolescent boy
hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals	a hazy or indistinct representation
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face	uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)	filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses

beard (verb)	fuzz (verb)
go along the rim, like a beard around the chin