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Meaning of "moustache" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOUSTACHE

Via French from Italian mostaccio, ultimately from Doric Greek mustax upper lip.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MOUSTACHE

moustache  [məˈstɑːʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOUSTACHE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Moustache is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOUSTACHE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Moustache

A moustache is facial hair grown on the upper lip. Moustaches can be groomed by trimming and styling with a type of pomade called moustache wax.

Definition of moustache in the English dictionary

The first definition of moustache in the dictionary is the unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip, and sometimes down the sides of the mouth. Other definition of moustache is a similar growth of hair or bristles or feathers. Moustache is also a mark like a moustache.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOUSTACHE


apache
əˈpɑːʃ
badmash
bʌðˈmɑːʃ
Chuvash
tʃʊˈvɑːʃ
csardas
ˈtʃɑːˌdɑːʃ
gouache
ɡʊˈɑːʃ
Grenache
ɡrɪˈnɑːʃ
hamantasch
ˈhɑːmənˌtɑːʃ
harsh
hɑːʃ
Karsh
kɑːʃ
marsh
mɑːʃ
mustache
məˈstɑːʃ
pistache
pɪˈstɑːʃ
shabash
ˈʃɑːˈbɑːʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOUSTACHE

mousily
mousiness
mousing
mousle
mousme
mousquetaire
moussaka
mousse
mousseline
mousseline de laine
mousseline de soie
mousseline sauce
Moussorgsky
moustache cup
moustached
moustachial
moustachio
moustachioed
Mousterian
mousy

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOUSTACHE

ache
attache
backache
bellyache
bottlebrush moustache
cache
ganache
handlebar moustache
headache
heartache
huarache
mache
panache
sabretache
sick headache
soutache
tache
toothache
toothbrush moustache
walrus moustache

Synonyms and antonyms of moustache in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MOUSTACHE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «moustache» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of moustache

Translation of «moustache» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOUSTACHE

Find out the translation of moustache to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of moustache from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «moustache» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小胡子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bigote
570 millions of speakers

English

moustache
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मूंछें
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شَارِبٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

усы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bigode
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোঁফ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moustache
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

misai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schnurrbart
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

口ひげ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

콧수염
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

kumis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ria
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bıyık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

baffi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wąsy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вуса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mustață
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μουστάκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

snor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mustasch
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bart
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of moustache

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOUSTACHE»

The term «moustache» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.923 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOUSTACHE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «moustache» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «moustache» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about moustache

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10 QUOTES WITH «MOUSTACHE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word moustache.
1
Bob Ainsworth
I got a tooth bust by somebody who decided they didn't like me and I thought the moustache hid a scar on my lip. It's true that people were told facial hair was not appreciated by the British public, but I just decided to keep the moustache.
2
Brandon Boyd
I always looked up to my grandfather. He wore Italian zip-up CAT boots, and he had a moustache which he waxed into a twirl - now that is worth looking up to.
3
Mel Brooks
A cinema villain essentially needs a moustache so he can twiddle with it gleefully as he cooks up his next nasty plan.
4
Win Butler
I'm not a good hipster - if I let my moustache grow for weeks, it just looks like I have dirt on my face. I'll never have a glorious handlebar moustache.
5
Jenson Button
My 'Movember' moustache was never going to be as big as Nigel Mansell's, but I tried my best. The amazing thing is that when you try to grow a moustache, you notice everyone else's. There are some amazing moustaches on the grid.
6
Bat for Lashes
I had Hallowe'en parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would actually put prosthetic noses on, and my dad would wear a top-hat and tails, put on a fake curly moustache, and hold a pipe.
7
James Branch Cabell
Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache?
8
Oona Chaplin
When people say 'Charlie Chaplin' I still think now of the guy in the moustache and bowler hat and funny walk - I don't think of an old man who was my grandfather.
9
Billy Childish
A moustache to a man is the same as a fringe is to a woman. When you've got it, you want to grow it out; when you've grown it out, you want to cut it.
10
Jean Dujardin
I'm happiest on set because I'm not myself. I'm someone else. The moustache, the dinner jacket. It's not me. You're always this sort of double, and it's liberating. Imagine being stuck with yourself... all those doubts.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOUSTACHE»

Discover the use of moustache in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to moustache and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Moustache Grower's Guide
Whether it's a Handlebar, a Fu Manchu, or a Laser Loop, this illustrated guide will help men everywhere achieve the moustache of their dreams.
Lucien Edwards, 2011
2
The Rajah's Moustache
Rajah Muchacho Singh Is Immensely Fascinated With His Curly-Whirly-Twirly Moustache.
Asha Nehemiah, 1999
3
The World Beard and Moustache Championships: The First ...
A hilarious look inside the world of dedicated facial hair enthusiasts offers a firsthand acount of the fiercely competitive World Beard and Moustache Championships and the colorful lives of the contestants in such categories as Freestyle ...
Michael Ames, 2005
4
Sammy Keyes and the Curse of Moustache Mary
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Wendelin Van Draanen, 2008
5
Frost on my Moustache: The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and a ...
A deliciously and inexhaustibly funny book, Frost on My Moustache deserves to be placed alongside those by Evelyn Waugh, Eric Newby, and Bill Bryson.
Tim Moore, 2013
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The Moustache
A short story republished with creative illustration to bring new insight to the way in which a young person comes to an understanding of the problems of aging.
Robert Cormier, 1996
7
Moustache Up!: A Playful Game of Opposites
Playful, rhyming text encourages readers to decorate the faces throughout the pages of this book with one of the many included cardstock ’staches, which can be stored in a resealable envelope inside the front cover.
Kimberly Ainsworth, 2013
8
Moustache Man
In an outrageous and ironic take on the Victorian murder mystery, Moustache Man tells the tragic tale of one man’s descent from a dishy fellow about town to a vagabond in the wretched underbelly of Victorian London.After falling in love ...
Rick Senley, 2010
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The Biographer’s Moustache
Gordon Scott-Thompson, a struggling hack, gets commissioned to write the biography of veteran novelist, Jimmie Fane. It is a task which proves to be fraught with extraordinary and unforeseen difficulties.
Kingsley Amis, 2014
10
Mona Lisa's Moustache: Making Sense of a Dissolving World
Now in paperback -- a groundbreaking effort to find meaning in the disintegration of Western culture by looking through the lenses of economics, philosophy, art, physics, ecology, and spirituality.
Mary Settegast, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOUSTACHE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term moustache is used in the context of the following news items.
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1950s-style Camber curved sofa by Johnny Moustache
The Johnny Moustache shop is full of the kind of vintage-inspired seating and table that you'd love to have in your home. One particular ... «Retro To Go, Jul 15»
2
Transvaal Diamond Syndicate to hit road for four month tour
In a tongue-in-cheek display, the blues-rock act has launched their virgin crowd funding run, offering up $5 moustache rides to willing punters ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Jul 15»
3
True Detective: What's up with Ray's vanishing moustache, and 7 …
True Detective: What's up with Ray's vanishing moustache, and 7 ... did Ray Velcoro (Colin Farrell) shave off that Emmy-worthy moustache? «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
4
Moustache Coffee Club Shows Off New Design
Moustache Coffee Club Shows Off New Design Moustache Coffee Club, the up and coming online coffee subscription service is growing in ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
5
New Editions Of Beard Oil, Beard Balm And Moustache Wax Will …
Some of the men's grooming products they are focusing on are premium top-of-the-line Beard Oil, Beard balm, moustache wax, etc. that can create a synergy ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
6
Cameron Tringale's caddie causes a stir at The Open with his …
Smith's moustache-based notoriety comes just months after a police officer became a web hit for sporting a similar French moustache while ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
The Matadors, Butch Haller, Blamethrower, Lumbergh July 17 at …
THE MOUSTACHE CLUB. 15 Simcoe St. N. (second floor), Oshawa, presents Desran with special guests July 16 ($10, doors at 9 p.m.), The ... «durhamregion.com, Jul 15»
8
Ant Man's Paul Rudd goes undercover on Late Night with Seth Meyers
And Paul Rudd was in high spirits as he sported a fake moustache on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Wednesday night. The 46-year-old actor ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Aussie band offers up moustache rides in crowdfunding juggernaut
Amongst the crowdfunding campaign and moustache ride mayhem also comes some pretty serious touring for the back half of the year with the ... «TNT Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Hayden Christensen has a truly freaky moustache in the trailer for 90 …
Hayden Christensen comes back from the dead in the trailer for 90 Minutes in Heaven - and he does it with a truly creepy moustache. «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»

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