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whiskers
whiskers
/ˈhwɪskɝz/
noun
(
)
The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
(
face fungus
,
whiskers
,
beard
)
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
His beard had grown thick and long during the winter.
His beard had grown thick and long during the winter.
whisker
whisker
/ˈhwɪskɝ/
noun
A long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
(
sensory hair
,
vibrissa
,
whisker
)
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
A very small distance or space
(
hair
,
hair's-breadth
,
hairsbreadth
,
whisker
,
hairbreadth
)
a very small distance or space
They escaped by a hair's-breadth
they escaped by a hair's-breadth
They lost the election by a whisker
they lost the election by a whisker
verb
Furnish with whiskers
(
bewhisker
,
whisker
)
furnish with whiskers
A whiskered jersey
a whiskered jersey
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