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whisker

DEFINITIONS OF: whisker

1

n a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat

Synonyms:
sensory hair, vibrissa
Type of:
hair
a filamentous projection or process on an organism

n a very small distance or space

“they lost the election by a whisker”
Synonyms:
hair, hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth
Type of:
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

v furnish with whiskers

“a whiskered jersey”
Synonyms:
bewhisker
Type of:
furnish, provide, render, supply
give something useful or necessary to
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