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whisk·er  (hwskr, ws-)

n.

1.

a. whiskers The hair on a man's cheeks and chin.

b. A single hair of a beard or mustache.

2. One of the long stiff tactile bristles or hairs that grow near the mouth and elsewhere on the head of most mammals; a vibrissa.

3. Informal A narrow margin; a hairsbreadth: The candidate lost the election by a whisker.

4. Nautical One of two spars or booms projecting from the side of a bowsprit for spreading the jib or flying-jib guys.

5. Chemistry An extremely fine filamentary crystal with extraordinary shear strength and unusual electrical or surface properties.

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[Middle English wisker, anything that wisks, from wisken, to whisk; see whisk.]

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whiskered, whisker·y adj.

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whisker

Noun

1. any of the long stiff hairs that grow out from the sides of the mouth of a cat or other mammal

2. any of the hairs growing on a man's face, esp. on the cheeks or chin

3. by a whisker by a very small distance or amount: we missed him by a whisker [Old Norse visk wisp]

whiskered
whiskery adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whisker - a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker" hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	2.	whisker - a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat sensory hair, vibrissa hair - a filamentous projection or process on an organism
Verb	1.	whisker - furnish with whiskers; "a whiskered jersey" bewhisker furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

Translations

whisker

n whisker [ˈwiskə]

1  in plural a man's moustache, beard and/or sideburns. snorbaard شَعْر الوَجْه، شارِب ، لِحْيَه ، سالِف мустаци knír, vous, kotlety overskæg; skæg; bakkenbart der Backenbart γένια, φαβορίτες (πληθ.) bigote, patillas, barba põskhabe ريش parta, poskiparta barbe, moustaches, favoris שָׂפָם, זָקַן, וּפאוֹת गलमुच्छा brk pofaszakáll kumis dan janggut (yfir-/vanga)skegg, bartar basette ひげ 수염(콧수염, 턱수염, 구레나룻 등) žandenos vaigubārda misai; jambang snor, bakkebaarden bart, (kinn)skjegg wąsy, baki, bokobrody suiças barbă, mus­tăţi, favoriţi усы; борода; бакенбарды brada, fúzy, bokombrada brki, brada, zalizki brk polisonger หนวด favori 絡腮胡子 бакенбарди, баки مونچھیں râu ria 络腮胡子

2 (usually in plural) one of the long hairs between the nose and the mouth of a cat etc. snorbaard شارِب القِط мустаци vous knurhår das Schnurrbarthaar μουστάκια γάτας (πληθ.) bigotes vurrud سبیل گربه viiksikarvat moustaches שָׂפָם बिल्ली या जानवरों की मूंछ brkovi bajusz kumis veiðihár baffo 猫などのひげ (고양이 등의) 수염 ūsas ūsas misai snorharen værhår wąs bigodes mus­tăţi усы fúzy brki brk morrhår หนวดของสัตว์ bıyık （動物嘴角上長的）須 вуса بلی کی ناک اور منھ کے درمیان کا لمبا بال ria mèo （动物嘴角上长的）须

adj whiskered, ˈwhiskery

snorrig ذو شَوارِب мустакат vousatý, s knírem med skæg; med bakkenbart; med kindskæg mit Backenbart, Schnurrbarthaaren που έχει φαβορίτες barbudo habemega سبیلو parrakas à barbe/moustache/favoris מְשוּפַם मुच्छल brkat (pofa)szakállas, bajuszos berkumis með vangaskegg/veiðihár (che ha le basette) ひげのある 수염이 난 su žandenomis, ūsuotas ar vaigubārdu; ūsains bermisai; berjambang, seperti misaim; seperti jambang met een snor med bart/(kinn)skjegg/værhår wąsaty, z bokobrodami bigodudo cu barbă/ mustăţi/favoriţi с бакенбардами; усатый fúzatý, bradatý, s bokombradami ki nosi brke/brado/zalizke brkat polisongprydd, med morrhår ที่มีหนวด favorili 有絡腮胡子的；有須的 із бакенбардами; із вусами مونچھوں والا có râu ria 有络腮胡子的；有须的

miss etc by a whisker

to manage only barely to miss etc. يَفْقِد أو يَخْسَر بِشَيءٍ بَسيط chybit o vlásek en hårsbredde fra um ein Haar verpassen etc χάνω κλπ με μικρή διαφορά, παρά τρίχα por los pelos napilt, üle noatera karvan verran d'un poil manquer hajszál híján (maradt le vmiről) nyaris kena muna hársbreidd að (per un pelo mancare) 間一髪のところでのがす 간발의 차로 놓치다 apsirikti per plauką pagūt/paveikt par mata tiesu/knapi op een haar na missen bomme med en hårsbredd por pouco falhar a pierde la mustaţă чуть-чуть промахнуться pomýliť sa o vlások missa hårfint kıl payı kaçırmak 毫厘之差，些微之差 毫厘之差，些微之差