whisker
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kər, ˈwɪs- noun
1.
whiskers, a beard.
2.
Usually, whiskers. side whiskers.
3.
a single hair of the beard.
4.
Archaic. a mustache.
5.
one of the long, stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as the cat or rat; vibrissa.
6.
Also called whisker boom, whisker pole. Nautical. any spar for extending the clew or clews of a sail so that it can catch more wind.
7.
Radio, Electronics. cat whisker.
8.
Crystallography. a thin filament of a crystal, usually several millimeters long and one to two microns in diameter, having unusually great strength.
9.
by a whisker, by the narrowest margin: She won the race by a whisker.
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| —n | |
| 1. | Technical name: vibrissa any of the stiff sensory hairs growing on the face of a cat, rat, or other mammal |
| 2. | any of the hairs growing on a person's face, esp on the cheeks or chin |
| 3. | (plural) a beard or that part of it growing on the sides of the face |
| 4. | informal (plural) a moustache |
| 5. | whisker boom, Also called: whisker pole any light spar used for extending the clews of a sail, esp in light airs |
| 6. | chem a very fine filamentary crystal having greater strength than the bulk material since it is a single crystal. Such crystals often show unusual electrical properties |
| 7. | a person or thing that whisks |
| 8. | a narrow margin; a small distance: he escaped death by a whisker |
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Word Origin & History
whisker
"hair of a man's face" (usually plural), c.1600, originally a playful formation, from M.E. wisker "anything that whisks or sweeps" (early 15c.); see whisk (v.). In ref. to animal lip hair, recorded from 1670s.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
They will also use the data to construct stem-and-leaf plots, and box-and-whisker graphs.
Participants will be able to construct a box-and-whisker plot using a set of data.
Official statistics show that urban unemployment has risen only a whisker since the beginning of the year.
To make the marinade, put all the ingredients into a bowl and whisk with a spoon or small whisker.
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