Definitions of whisker [ˈʰwɪs kər, ˈwɪs-]
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1. (n.) whisker
whiskers, a beard .
2. whisker
Usu., whiskers. the hair growing on the sides of a man's face, esp . when worn long and with the chin clean-shaven.
3. whisker
a single hair of the beard .
4. whisker
Archaic. a mustache .
5. whisker
one of the long stiff bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as the cat or rat; vibrissa .
6. whisker
any spar for extending the clew or clews of a sail so that it can catch more wind .
7. whisker
by a whisker, by the narrowest margin .
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME: fan, brush; see whisk , -er 1 )
Definition of 'whisker'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker
a very small distance or space
"they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
2. (verb) whisker, vibrissa, sensory hair
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
3. (verb) bewhisker, whisker
furnish with whiskers
"a whiskered jersey"
1. (noun) whisker
one of the coarse hairs sticking out an animal's mouth
the cat's whiskers
Definition of 'whisker'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun) whisker
one who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion
2. (noun) whisker
formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; -- usually in the plural
3. (noun) whisker
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
4. (noun) whisker
a hair of the beard
5. (noun) whisker
one of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal
6. (noun) whisker
iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc
Sense: in plural a man's moustache, beard and/or sideburns.
Afrikaans: snorbaard
Arabic: شَعْر الوَجْه، شارِب ، لِ
Bulgarian: мустаци
Brazilian: suíças
Czech: knír, vous, kotlety
German: der Backenbart
Danish: overskæg; skæg; bakkenbar
Greek: γένια, φαβορίτες (πληθ.)
Spanish: bigote, patillas, barba
Estonian: põskhabe
Farsi: ريش
Finnish: viikset
French: barbe, moustaches, favori
Hebrew: שָׂפָם, זָקַן, וּפאוֹת
Hindi: गलमुच्छा
Croatian: brk
Hungarian: pofaszakáll
Indonesian: kumis dan janggut
Icelandic: (yfir-/vanga)skegg, barta
Italian: basette
Japanese: ひげ
Korean: 구레나룻
Lithuanian: žandenos
Latvian: vaigubārda
Malay: misai; jambang
Dutch: snor, bakkebaarden
Norwegian: bart, (kinn)skjegg
Polish: wąsy, baki, bokobrody
Portuguese: suiças
Romanian: barbă, mustăţi, favoriţi
Russian: усы; борода; бакенбарды
Slovak: brada, fúzy, bokombrada
Slovenian: brki, brada, zalizki
Serbian: brk
Swedish: polisonger
Thai: หนวด
Turkish: favori
Taiwanese: 鬍子
Ukrainian: бакенбарди, баки
Urdu: مونچھیں
Vietnamese: râu ria
Chinese: 络腮胡子
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