fibre vs beard

fibre and beard both are nouns.

fibre is not a verb while beard is a verb.

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

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

fibre: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
beard: tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface

Other hyponyms of fibre include byssus, bristle, glass fiber, glass fibre, optical fiber, optical fibre, nerve fiber, nerve fibre, spindle, loofa, loofah, loufah sponge, luffa, cantala, Cebu maguey, manila maguey, bassine, coir, raffia, string, fibril, filament, strand, lint, man-made fiber, synthetic fiber, natural fiber, natural fibre, oakum, raveling, ravelling.

fibre (noun)	beard (noun)
a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth	tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions	hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)	the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis	a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn	a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses

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

Difference between fibre and beard

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