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