| NOUN | quantity | whisker, hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair | a very small distance or space |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | whisker, vibrissa, sensory hair | a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat | |
| VERB | possession | whisker, bewhisker | furnish with whiskers |
| Sounds | hhwih'sker; wih'sker | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker... | |
| Meaning | A very small distance or space. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they lost the election by a whisker" | |
| Synonyms | hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair | |
| Broader | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
| Spanish | pelo | |
| Catalan | pèl | |
| Meaning | A long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | vibrissa, sensory hair | |
| Broader | hair | A filamentous projection / projection or process on an organism |
| Spanish | vibrisa | |
| Catalan | vibrissa | |
| Adjectives | whiskery | having hair on the cheeks and chin |
| Verbs | whisker | furnish with whiskers |
| Meaning | Furnish with whiskers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "a whiskered jersey" | |
| Synonym | bewhisker | |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
| Spanish | poner pelos | |
| Nouns | whisker | a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat |
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