mustache
noun
mus·tache
ˈmə-ˌstash 
(ˌ)mə-ˈstash
(ˌ)mə-ˈstash
variants
or less commonly moustache
1
: the hair growing on the human upper lip
especially
: such hair grown and often trimmed in a particular style
his long mustache combed and waxed —
Henry Petroski
Henry Petroski 2
: hair or bristles about the mouth of a mammal
Examples of mustache in a Sentence
He used a small pair of scissors to trim his mustache.
He decided to grow a mustache.
The actor was wearing a false mustache.
Recent Examples on the Web
And the bushy mustaches — the source of Gómez’s nickname, El Bagre, or The Catfish.
—Tim Padgett, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Their voyage is chock-full of hilarious mishaps involving seaweed mustaches, a bounty hunter, bubble parties, monsters, and David Hasselhoff.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Add white manis to the list of things destroyed by the worm with a mustache.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 July 2024
Ray Eddington, with white hair and a white mustache, spoke with the country accent of his native Chattanooga, Tennessee, and told his fellow commissioners about the immigrant women who care for his disabled grandson.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
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Tim Padgett, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Their voyage is chock-full of hilarious mishaps involving seaweed mustaches, a bounty hunter, bubble parties, monsters, and David Hasselhoff.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Add white manis to the list of things destroyed by the worm with a mustache.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 July 2024
Ray Eddington, with white hair and a white mustache, spoke with the country accent of his native Chattanooga, Tennessee, and told his fellow commissioners about the immigrant women who care for his disabled grandson.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for mustache
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“Mustache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mustache. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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