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Meanings of whisker in English

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Long, whisker-like projection that form from metal objects over time.

        Related terms
        Portuguese
        cabelo
        Catalan
        pèl
        Spanish
        pelo

        A very small distance or space.

              cabelo
              Portuguese
              bigode

              A long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat.

                    bigode
                    Spanish
                    poner pelos

                    Furnish with whiskers.

                          poner pelos
                          Usage of whisker in English
                          1
                          Jeff went upstairs, brushed his teeth, and rubbed on the whisker-removing cream.
                          Dayworld
                          2
                          A second referendum a decade later did pass, but only by a whisker.
                          The Irish Times
                          3
                          In a moment not a tail or a whisker was to be seen.
                          The Blue Fairy Book
                          4
                          It stopped a whisker away from its lowest in four years.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          He appears destined to fall a whisker short of his goal.
                          The Guardian
                          6
                          I think I saw a white whisker as he turned under the lamp-post.
                          The Mirror of the Sea
                          7
                          He had a red, flabby face, framed in a thick whisker turning grey.
                          The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825
                          8
                          A scanty growth of whisker did not conceal the contour of his jaw.
                          The End of the Tether
                          9
                          The Coalition, favourites to win, came within a whisker of losing.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          He cared not a whisker whether that was anger or embarrassment.
                          Knife of dreams
                          11
                          Cannabis is a whisker away from being officially legal in Canada.
                          Radio NZ
                          12
                          Each whisker is worth from six bits to a dollar and a quarter.
                          The Mystery
                          13
                          He wore his mustache with a short beard and closely-cut whisker.
                          The Boy Knight: A Tale of the Crusades
                          14
                          He wore his moustache with a short beard and closely-cut whisker.
                          Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades
                          15
                          We're receiving an encrypted whisker laser from one of Charon's comsats.
                          Echoes Of Honor
                          16
                          After another few seconds of sniffing, touching, and whisker twitching, curiosity overcame wariness.
                          The subtle knife
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                          Translations for whisker
                          Portuguese
                          cabelobigode
                          Catalan
                          pèl
                          Whisker through the time
                          Whisker across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common