whisker

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. snorbaardشَعْر الوَجْه، شارِب ، لِحْيَه ، سالِفмустациknír, vous, kotletyoverskæg; skæg; bakkenbartder Backenbartγένια, φαβορίτες (πληθ.)bigote, patillas, barbapõskhabeريشparta, poskipartabarbe, moustaches, favorisשָׂפָם, זָקַן, וּפאוֹתगलमुच्छाbrkpofaszakállkumis dan janggut(yfir-/vanga)skegg, bartarbasetteひげ수염(콧수염, 턱수염, 구레나룻 등)žandenosvaigubārdamisai; jambangsnor, bakkebaardenbart, (kinn)skjeggwąsy, baki, bokobrodysuiçasbarbă, mus­tăţi, favoriţiусы; борода; бакенбардыbrada, fúzy, bokombradabrki, brada, zalizkibrkpolisongerหนวดfavori絡腮胡子бакенбарди, бакиمونچھیںrâu ria络腮胡子

2 (usually in plural) one of the long hairs between the nose and the mouth of a cat etc. snorbaardشارِب القِطмустациvousknurhårdas Schnurrbarthaarμουστάκια γάτας (πληθ.)bigotesvurrudسبیل گربهviiksikarvatmoustachesשָׂפָםबिल्ली या जानवरों की मूंछbrkovibajuszkumisveiðihárbaffo猫などのひげ(고양이 등의) 수염ūsasūsasmisaisnorharenværhårwąsbigodesmus­tăţiусыfúzybrkibrkmorrhårหนวดของสัตว์bıyık（動物嘴角上長的）須вусаبلی کی ناک اور منھ کے درمیان کا لمبا بالria mèo（动物嘴角上长的）须

adj ˈwhiskered, *ˈwhiskery

snorrigذو شَوارِبмустакатvousatý, s kníremmed skæg; med bakkenbart; med kindskægmit Backenbart, Schnurrbarthaarenπου έχει φαβορίτεςbarbudohabemegaسبیلوparrakasà barbe/moustache/favorisמְשוּפַםमुच्छलbrkat(pofa)szakállas, bajuszosberkumismeð vangaskegg/veiðihár(che ha le basette)ひげのある수염이 난su žandenomis, ūsuotasar vaigubārdu; ūsainsbermisai; berjambang, seperti misaim; seperti jambangmet een snormed bart/(kinn)skjegg/værhårwąsaty, z bokobrodamibigodudocu barbă/ mustăţi/favoriţiс бакенбардами; усатыйfúzatý, bradatý, s bokombradamiki nosi brke/brado/zalizkebrkatpolisongprydd, med morrhårที่มีหนวดfavorili有絡腮胡子的；有須的із бакенбардами; із вусамиمونچھوں والاcó 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 بَسيطchybit o vláseken hårsbredde fraum ein Haar verpassen etcχάνω κλπ με μικρή διαφορά, παρά τρίχαpor los pelosnapilt, üle noaterakarvan verranmanquer d'un poilhajszál híján (maradt le vmiről)nyaris kenamuna hársbreidd að(mancare per un pelo)間一髪のところでのがす간발의 차로 놓치다apsirikti per plaukąpagūt/paveikt par mata tiesu/knapiop een haar na missenbomme med en hårsbreddpor pouco falhara pierde la mustaţăчуть-чуть промахнутьсяpomýliť sa o vlásokmissa hårfintkıl payı kaçırmak毫厘之差，些微之差毫厘之差，些微之差