WHISKERS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word whiskers. (close relations)
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| beard | nounn | |||||
noun • the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face • a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses • a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality) • hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals • tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface verb • go along the rim, like a beard around the chin | ||||||
| mustache | nounn | |||||
noun • an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip | ||||||
| sideburns | nounn | |||||
noun • facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) | ||||||
| facial hair | nounn | |||||
noun • hair on the face (especially on the face of a man) | ||||||
| bewhisker | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • furnish with whiskers | ||||||
| hair | nounn | |||||
noun • a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss • a very small distance or space • filamentous hairlike growth on a plant • any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal • cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments • a filamentous projection or process on an organism | ||||||
| hair's-breadth | nounn | |||||
noun • a very small distance or space | ||||||
| hairsbreadth | ||||||
noun • a very small distance or space | ||||||
| vibrissa | nounn | |||||
noun • a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat | ||||||
| sensory hair | nounn | |||||
noun • a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat | ||||||
