Collocations for beard - noun
ADJ.
bristling, bushy, full, shaggy | neat, neatly-clipped | patchy, straggly, wispy | goatee | pointed | ginger/gingery, greying, reddish, white, etc. | fake, false
VERB + BEARD
grow | have, sport, wear
He sported a neat goatee beard.
He sported a neat goatee beard.
clip, cut, trim | shave (off) | pull (at), stroke, tug (at)
Jim stroked his beard reflectively.
Jim stroked his beard reflectively.
BEARD + VERB
grow
My beard''s grown a lot.
My beard''s grown a lot.
be streaked with sth
His beard is streaked with grey.
His beard is streaked with grey.
BEARD + NOUN
growth, stubble
He had two days'' beard growth across his jowls and chin.
He had two days'' beard growth across his jowls and chin.
PREP.
with a/the ~
She''s scared of men with beards.
She''s scared of men with beards.
PHRASES
a three-day/seven-day, etc. growth of beard, a three-day-old, etc. beard