Meaning & use
whisker
A long, stiff hair growing near the mouth of certain animals, such as cats or mice.
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The cat's whiskers twitched as it sensed something moving nearby.
A mouse uses its whiskers to feel its way through narrow spaces.
A note on using this word
Whisker also appears in the idiom 'by a whisker,' meaning by a very small margin, as in a close race.
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