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Definitions for Whiskery
[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.
[10] having whiskers
[11] old; unkempt
[12] any of the stiff sensory hairs growing on the face of a cat, rat, or other mammal Technical name: vibrissa
[13] any of the hairs growing on a person's face, esp on the cheeks or chin
[14] (plural) a beard or that part of it growing on the sides of the face
[15] (plural) informal a moustache
[16] Also called: whisker boom , whisker pole any light spar used for extending the clews of a sail, esp in light airs
[17] 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
[18] a person or thing that whisks
[19] a narrow margin; a small distance he escaped death by a whisker
Words nearby Whiskery
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Origin of Whiskery
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at whisk, -er1
Other words from Whiskery
whisk·er·y , adjective