English
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪsk�(r)|-ɪsk�(r)
Noun
en-noun
- That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both
- A hair of the beard.
- One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
- colloquial The (very small) distance between two things
#* It missed falling on your foot by a whisker.
- nautical spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.
Derived terms
cat's whiskers|cat�s whiskers
Translations
trans-top|hair of the beard
Czech: vous m
Finnish: partakarva
German: Barthaar n
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat
Czech: vous m
Danish: knurhår
Finnish: viiksikarva
German: Schnurrhaar n
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|(colloquial) very small distance between two things
Czech: fous m
Danish: hårsbredde
German: Haaresbreite f
trans-mid
trans-bottom
See also
pedialite
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