whisker
/ˈwɪskər/
noun
- One of the long, stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of some animals, such as cats, dogs, and mice.
- The dog's long whiskers brushed against my hand when it came close.
- A mouse uses its whiskers to feel its way through tight spaces.
- The cat's whiskers twitched as it sniffed the air.
- Any of the hairs growing on a person's face, especially on the cheeks or chin; often used in the plural to mean a beard or mustache.
- The old sailor had gray whiskers that reached down to his chest.
- She gently trimmed her pet rabbit's whiskers.
- He grew a thick set of whiskers during the winter.
- A very small amount or distance; a hair's breadth.
- The car missed the tree by a whisker.
- She won the race by a whisker.
- We were a whisker away from missing the train.