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whiskers
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whiskers
n.
beard, facial hair
whisker
n.
one hair of the mustache or beard; one facial hair; long facial bristles near the mouth of an animal (i.e. cat, mouse, etc.)
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Whiskers
Whiskers or vibrissae (; singular: vibrissa; ) are a type of mammalian hair that are typically characterised, anatomically, by their large size, large and well-innervated hair follicle and by having an identifiable representation in the somatosensory cortex of the brain.
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whiskers
Noun
1. the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
(synonym) beard, face fungus
(hypernym) hair
(hyponym) fuzz
(part-holonym) face, human face
(part-meronym) mustache, moustache
whisker
Noun
1. a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
(synonym) hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
2. a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
(synonym) vibrissa, sensory hair
(hypernym) hair
(derivation) bewhisker
Verb
1. furnish with whiskers; "a whiskered jersey"
(synonym) bewhisker
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(derivation) vibrissa, sensory hair
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whisker
nm.
trichite, a kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs
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whisker
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