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whisker
/ʍɪskə(ɹ)/
noun 5name 1
Collocations
2VERB + WHISKER
came
PREP.
within
Definitions
noun
1
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.
2
A hair of the beard.
3
One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
4
The (very small) distance between two things.
It missed falling on your foot by a whisker.
Boosted by their reward, Wolves continued to push forward and Jamie O'Hara came within a whisker of doubling the lead, smashing a 25-yard effort on to the bar.
5
Spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.
name
1
A surname.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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It missed falling on your foot by a whisker.
Wiktionary02
Boosted by their reward, Wolves continued to push forward and Jamie O'Hara came within a whisker of doubling the lead, smashing a 25-yard effort on to the bar.
Wiktionary03
The cow missed being hit by a gnat's whisker.
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