Whisker Definition

wĭskər, hwĭs-
whiskers
noun
whiskers
A mustache.
Webster's New World
A hair of a man's beard.
Webster's New World
The hair growing on a man's face; esp., the beard on the cheeks.
Webster's New World
Any of the long, bristly hairs growing on each side of the upper lip of a cat, rat, etc.; vibrissa.
Webster's New World
A very small amount or margin.
To lose an election by a whisker.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Whisker

Noun

Singular:
whisker
Plural:
whiskers

Origin of Whisker

  • Middle English wisker anything that whisks from wisken to whisk whisk

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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