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The definition of whisker
8 Definitions of: whisker
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- noun, any of the stiff sensory hairs growing on the face of a cat, rat, or other mammal. Technical name: vibrissa
- noun, any of the hairs growing on a person's face, esp on the cheeks or chin
- noun, a beard or that part of it growing on the sides of the face
- noun, a moustache
- noun, Also called: whisker boom, whisker pole any light spar used for extending the clews of a sail, esp in light airs
- noun, 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
- noun, a person or thing that whisks
- noun, a narrow margin; a small distance
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