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whisker

whis·ker

UK/ʍɪskə(ɹ)/ US/wɪskə(ɹ)/ rare
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a very small distance or space

  • “they escaped by a hair”
  • “;”
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2.

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

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verb

1.

furnish with whiskers

  • “a whiskered jersey”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English wisker, whisk (verb) + -er.

Phrases

  • box and whisker plot
  • by a whisker
  • cat's whisker
  • cat's whisker receiver
  • cat's whiskers
  • gnat's whisker
  • tin whisker
  • whisker biscuit

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