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whisker
noun
verb
A very small distance or space
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ʍɪskə(ɹ)
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noun
A very small distance or space
“They escaped by a hair's breadth”
noun
A long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
verb
Furnish with whiskers
“A whiskered jersey”
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They escaped by a hair's breadth
They lost the election by a whisker
A whiskered jersey
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