moustache

Everyday

1. A moustache is hair that grows on a man's upper lip, between the nose and the mouth. tree →
2. (informal) A milk moustache is a white line of milk left on the upper lip after drinking. tree →
3. Some animals and insects have long feelers near their mouths called moustaches. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and stories a moustache helps describe a character: a curly moustache for a villain, a walrus moustache for a grandad. In history, many famous men had moustaches. «Movember» is a November charity event where men grow moustaches for men's health. Phrases: «grow a moustache», «a bushy moustache», «a milk moustache».

Examples

• Grandad has a big grey moustache. tree →
• The villain twirled his curly moustache. tree →
• You've got a milk moustache! tree →
• Dad grew a moustache for Movember. tree →
• Hercule Poirot is famous for his neat moustache. tree →
• The walrus has a moustache of stiff whiskers. tree →
• When the king had so said, the door opened of itself, and they went in, while the king gnawed his moustache in anger. tree →

Note

UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland: «moustache»; USA: «mustache». Said «muh-STAHSH» (UK) or «MUS-tash» (US). A beard grows on the chin and cheeks; a moustache only above the lip.