Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whisker

/ʍɪskə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
whisker
IPA
/ʍɪskə(ɹ)/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.

noun

A hair of the beard.

noun

One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.

noun

The (very small) distance between two things.

Colloquial

noun

Spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.

noun

A graphic element that shows the maxima and minima in a box plot.

noun

One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.

noun

A small tendril that forms on metal.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

whiskers (plural)

Derived Forms

bewhisker dewhisker interwhisker nanowhisker whiskerage whiskered whiskerette whiskering whiskerless whiskerlike whiskery

Phrases

box and whisker plot by a whisker cat's whisker cat's whisker receiver cat's whiskers gnat's whisker tin whisker whisker biscuit

Synonyms

vibrissa sensory hair hair's breadth hairsbreadth hair bewhisker

Rhymes With

brisker

Questions

How do you pronounce whisker?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʍɪskə(ɹ)/.
What does whisker mean?
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.
Where does whisker come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce whisker

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