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Meaning of 'whisker' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Whisker [ n.]
- One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.
- Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; -- usually in the plural.
- That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, or upon the chin, or upon both; as, side whiskers; chin whiskers.
- A hair of the beard.
- One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
- Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc.

Meaning of 'whisker' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . whisker [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a very small distance or space
Example in sentence:
  • they escaped by a hair's-breadth;
  • they lost the election by a whisker
2 . whisker [ v]
Meaning (2):
- furnish with whiskers
Example in sentence:
  • a whiskered jersey

Nearby Words:

which whichever whichsoever whidah bird whider whiff whiffed whiffet whiffing whiffle

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