Whisker (Noun)
Meaning 1
A long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The cat's whisker twitched as it watched the mouse scurrying across the floor.
- A stray whisker on the rabbit's face was quivering with each nervous breath.
- Her cat's long whisker was tangled with lint from the laundry basket.
- The veterinarian gently stroked the dog's soft whisker as she examined its ears.
- A quivering whisker gave away the seal's hidden presence beneath the iceberg's edge.
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Meaning 2
A very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker".
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.