whiskers whiskers /ˈhwɪskɝz/

noun

1. () 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

1. 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
   
   
2. 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

1. Furnish with whiskers  ( bewhisker , whisker )
   furnish with whiskers
    A whiskered jersey
   a whiskered jersey