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whisker

noun verb

A very small distance or space

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
W
Ends with
R
Contains
HI
Scrabble score
17

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ʍɪskə(ɹ)

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Definitions

noun

  1. A very small distance or space

    “They escaped by a hair's breadth”

noun

  1. A long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat

verb

  1. Furnish with whiskers

    “A whiskered jersey”

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Example Sentences

They escaped by a hair's breadth
They lost the election by a whisker
A whiskered jersey

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