Definitions of beard:

• noun:   hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
• noun:   the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
• noun:   a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
• noun:   a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
• noun:   tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
• verb:   go along the rim, like a beard around the chin

  Example: "Houses bearded the top of the heights"

• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 5263 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #607)