1. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
   "He decided to grow out his whiskers for Movember";
   - beard, face fungus [informal]

1. A very small distance or space
   "they lost the election by a whisker";
   - hair's breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, hairbreadth
    
2. 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
    
3. Hair growing on the sides of someone's face
   "His whiskers were starting to show by the end of the day"

1. Furnish with whiskers
   "a whiskered jersey";
   - bewhisker [archaic]

Type of: facial hair, furnish, hair, offer, provide, render, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, supply

Part of: adult male body, face, human face, man's body

Encyclopedia: Whiskers