mustache

Upper lip fur

A mustache is hair grown on the upper lip.

It may connect to a beard or stand alone.

Mustaches range from thin lines to thick handlebars, and styles carry cultural associations—the pencil mustache suggests old Hollywood, the handlebar evokes Victorian gentlemen or hipsters.

He's growing a mustache.

Also spelled moustache, especially in British English.

sensename

styles

Distinctive ways or manners

chevron · english · imperial · horseshoe · toothbrush · anchor · freestyle · boxcar · cowboy · pyramidal

grooming

trimmer

Cutting or pruning device

  • scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
  • combToothed grooming implement
  • waxPliable waterproof substance

shaping · styling · brush · balm · oil · gel · maintenance · tweezers · razor · clippers

vintage

barbershop

Hair-cutting establishment

dapper · retro · old-fashioned · nostalgia · classic · prohibition · speakeasy · ragtime · dandy · gentleman

facialhair

whiskers

Facial sensory hairs

goatee · sideburns · chinstrap · philtrum · follicles

masculinity

manliness

Masculine character traits

distinguished · mature · fatherly · authoritative · dignified · sophistication · suave · debonair

milestones

puberty

Sexual development stage

patchy · full · thick · wispy

cultural

Hindenburg

Ill-fated German dirigible

  • MarioItalian masculine name
Categories
Opposites
facial hair presence

mustacheclean-shaven

Having no beard

shaved · baby-faced · baby face

facial hair type

mustachebeard

Facial hair growth

full beard · goatee · sideburns · mutton chops · stubble

Phrases
Family

mustaches, mustached, mustachioed, mustachios, mustachio

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G