moustache

/məs'tɑ:ʃ/

Thân thiện

He trimmed his moustache carefully in front of the bathroom mirror.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A strip of hair left to grow on the upper lip: A "moustache" is facial hair specifically cultivated and grown on the skin between the nose and the upper lip. It is a form of personal grooming or style.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • He has decided to grow a thick, bushy moustache.
  • The actor shaved off his famous handlebar moustache for the new role.
  • He trimmed his moustache carefully every morning.

Advanced Usage

• "To twirl one's moustache": A gesture often associated with villainous or scheming characters in fiction, used to denote cunning or smugness.
  • The cartoon villain would always twirl his moustache while plotting.

Variants and Related Words

• Mustache: An alternative spelling, more common in American English.
• Moustachioed (adj.): Describing a person who has a moustache, often a prominent one.
  • The moustachioed gentleman tipped his hat.

Synonyms

• Facial hair: A general term for hair on the face, including beards and sideburns.
• Whiskers: Can informally refer to facial hair, though it more precisely describes hair on an animal's face or a man's cheeks.

Related Phrases

• "Pencil moustache": A very thin, carefully drawn line of hair on the upper lip.
• "Toothbrush moustache": A short, rectangular moustache, similar in width to a toothbrush.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
   • he looked younger after he shaved off his mustache

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mustache