Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun whisker

2 senses of whisker

Sense 1
hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker -- (a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker")
       => small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount -- (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)

Sense 2
whisker, vibrissa, sensory hair -- (a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat)
       => hair -- (a filamentous projection or process on an organism)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb whisker

1 sense of whisker

Sense 1
bewhisker, whisker -- (furnish with whiskers; "a whiskered jersey")
       => supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")

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