单词 | whisker |
释义 | Word Frequency whisker(ˈwɪskə) noun 1. any of the stiff sensory hairs growing on the face of a cat, rat, or other mammal Technical name: vibrissa2. any of the hairs growing on a person's face, esp on the cheeks or chin 3. (plural) a beard or that part of it growing on the sides of the face 4. (plural) informal a moustache 5. Also called: whisker boom, whisker pole any light spar used for extending the clews of a sail, esp in light airs 6. chemistry a very fine filamentary crystal having greater strength than the bulk material since it is a single crystal. Such crystals often show unusual electrical properties 7. a person or thing that whisks 8. a narrow margin; a small distance he escaped death by a whisker |
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