Beard
Beard verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.
Risk
Risk verb - To take a chance on.
Usage example: Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought she would actually need
Beard and risk are semantically related in take a chance topic. Sometimes you can use "Beard" instead a verb "Risk".
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Both words in one sentence
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He habitually went into battle with lit cannon-fuses in his beard (putting himself at serious risk of having his head catch fire).
Source: Pirate aka: Pirates -
Badass Beard: Shidou Badass Bystander: Some of the town's residents are willing to risk their lives in order to help their fellow neighbours, whether they are human or youkai.
Source: Manga / Yozakura Quartet -
The Martian: Mark Watney grows a Beard of Barbarism while stranded on Mars, but shaves it off just before launching the MAV for a high-risk rendezvous with the Hermes.
Source: Important Haircut
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Risk and Beard. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/beard/risk
Beard & Risk. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/beard/risk>.
Risk or Beard. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/beard/risk.
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