whisker

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a very small distance or space
  2. noun a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
  3. verb furnish with whiskers

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wisker, whisk (verb) + -er.

In classic literature

Synonyms

hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair

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