Whisker
Pronunciation: /ˈwɪskər/
Whisker (noun)
- long, stiff hairs on an animal's face, like a cat or dog.
- a very small amount or distance.
- a single hair on a man's face, especially near the mouth.
Examples
- The cat's whiskers twitched as it sensed movement.
- Rabbits use their whiskers to navigate in the dark.
Common collocations: twitching whiskers, long whiskers, sensitive whiskers, a whisker away, a whisker under