whisker Synonyms
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whisker Meaning
whisker (n)
a very small distance or space
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
whisker (v)
furnish with whiskers
whisker (n.)
One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.
Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; -- usually in the plural.
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, or upon the chin, or upon both; as, side whiskers; chin whiskers.
A hair of the beard.
One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc.
whisker Sentence Examples
- The cat's long whiskers twitched as it cautiously approached its prey.
- The tiger's whiskers provided a sensitive sense of touch in the darkness.
- The rodent scurried through the grass, its whiskers constantly brushing against the leaves.
- The marine mammal used its whiskers to navigate murky waters.
- She ran her fingers along the kitten's soft whiskers.
- The whiskers on the moth's antennae detected the slightest changes in air pressure.
- The squirrel's whiskers were damaged during a fight with another animal.
- The artist carefully painted the whiskers on the portrait of the cat.
- The scientist used a microscope to examine the structure of a mouse's whisker.
- The plant's delicate tendrils resembled the whiskers of a cat.
FAQs About the word whisker
a very small distance or space, a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat, furnish with whiskersOne who, or that which, whi
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The cat's long whiskers twitched as it cautiously approached its prey.
The tiger's whiskers provided a sensitive sense of touch in the darkness.
The rodent scurried through the grass, its whiskers constantly brushing against the leaves.
The marine mammal used its whiskers to navigate murky waters.
