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stubble

noun as in bristle

noun as in five o'clock shadow

noun as in whiskers

noun as in whiskers

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The city's pollution problem becomes worse in winter as farmers in neighbouring states burn crop stubble.

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A burly bearded man in a blue tunic moved swiftly through grassy stubble on a windswept road in rural Damascus, collecting bones with his bare hands.

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His stubble had grown into a wispy beard.

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Police said the attacker is described as a white man with blonde stubble who spoke with a Scottish accent.

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Delhi and northern states annually face smog during the winter due to a confluence of dropping temperatures, smoke, dust, low wind speeds, vehicle emissions and crop stubble burning.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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