This facial hair vocabulary lesson will help understand the words beard, goatee, stubble, clean-shaven, moustache, sideburns, five o’clock shadow, whiskers and handlebar moustache correctly.
(a) beard noun hair that grows on a man’s chin and cheeks
- My beard is starting to go grey as I am getting older.
(a) goatee noun a small, pointed beard that grows on a man’s chin – like that of a goat.
- My goatee is growing down and my hat is growing up.
(–) stubble uncountable noun the short hairs on a man’s face if he hasn’t shaved for a few days
- Leave my stubble or shave it off?
clean-shaven adjective a man without a beard or moustache
- My new clean-shaven image will definitely get me a new woman.
(a) moustache noun the hair growing below a man’s, or a woman’s, nose
- Some men like women with moustaches.
(–) sideburns plural noun hair grown by a man in front of his ears
- With my wild hair and sideburns I look like someone from the 18th century.
(a) five o’clock shadow noun the small hairs growing on a man’s face in the afternoon since his shave in the morning
- An android with a five o’clock shadow looks almost human.
(–) whiskers plural noun an old-fashioned name for hair growing on a man’s cheeks
- Many men in the 19th century had long whiskers.
(a) handlebar moustache noun a long moustache that curls up at both ends
- The most famous photo of Salvador Dali shows him with a very long thin handlebar moustache.
Now do the Facial Hair exercise.
Write the correct word to answer each question. Use an article (a, an, the) if necessary.
Now watch the video to clarify and reinforce your understanding of the vocabulary.
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