goatee vs beard
beard vs goateegoatee and beard both are nouns.
goatee is not a verb while beard is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| goatee | Yes | No | No | No |
| beard | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
beard is a hypernym of
goatee; that is, beard is a
word with a broader meaning than goatee:
- goatee: a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard
- beard: the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
Other hypernyms of goatee include
face fungus, whiskers.
| goatee (noun) | beard (noun) |
|---|---|
| a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard | tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface |
| hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals | |
| the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face | |
| a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality) | |
| a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses |
| goatee (verb) | beard (verb) |
|---|---|
| go along the rim, like a beard around the chin |
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