Meaning & use
Whiskers
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Long, stiff hairs growing near the mouth of many mammals, used as sensory organs; also, hair growing on a man's face, especially on the cheeks.
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The cat's whiskers twitched as it sniffed the air.
He hadn't shaved in days, and gray whiskers were starting to show.
A note on using this word
Whiskers are highly sensitive tactile organs in many animals, helping them navigate in the dark and judge whether gaps are wide enough to pass through.
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