whisker

  1. 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.
  2. Noun.  A hair of the beard.
  3. Noun.  One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
  4. Noun.  (colloquial) The (very small) distance between two things.
  5. Noun.  (nautical) spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.
  6. Noun.  (statistics) a graphic element that shows the maxima and minima in a box plot.
  7. Noun.  One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.

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