beaver vs beard

beard vs beaver

beaver and beard both are nouns.

beaver and beard both are verbs.

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

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

beaver: a full beard
beard: the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

Other hypernyms of beaver include face fungus, whiskers.

beaver (noun)	beard (noun)
large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges	tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)	hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face	the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur	a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
a full beard	a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
the soft brown fur of the beaver

beaver (verb)	beard (verb)
work hard on something	go along the rim, like a beard around the chin

Difference between beaver and beard

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