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Noun: whisker  wisku(r)
  1. A very small distance or space
    "they lost the election by a whisker"
    - hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair
     
  2. A long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
    - vibrissa, sensory hair
Verb: whisker  wisku(r)
  1. Furnish with whiskers
    "a whiskered jersey"
    - bewhisker

Derived forms: whiskering, whiskers, whiskered

See also: whiskery

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

Encyclopedia: Whisker