Noun: whisker wis-ku(r)
- A very small distance or space
"they lost the election by a whisker";
- hair's breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, hairbreadth
- A long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals, as e.g. a cat
"A cat's whiskers help it navigate in the dark"; "The cat's sensory hairs, or whiskers, help it navigate in the dark";
- vibrissa, sensory hair
- Hair growing on the sides of someone's face
"His whiskers were starting to show by the end of the day"
Derived forms: whiskers, whiskering, whiskered
Type of: furnish, hair, offer, provide, render, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, supply
Encyclopedia: Whisker, Alexander