whisker
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or…That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.
» Rat whiskers are gross.
Крысиные усы отвратительны.
Значение
значений: 8That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.
бакенба́рдыbakenbárdy
бакенба́рдиbakenbárdy
A hair of the beard.
Barthaar, Barthaare
во́лосvólos, во́лосыvólosy
One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
Schnurrhaar, Vibrisse
вибри́ссаvibríssa, усы́usý, у́сикúsik
ву́сикvúsyk, вібри́саvibrýsa
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
(разговорное)The (very small) distance between two things.
It missed falling on your foot by a whisker.
Haaresbreite
руко́й пода́тьrukój podátʹ, в двух шага́хv dvux šagáx
a very small distance or space
Spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.
A graphic element that shows the maxima and minima in a box plot.
Whisker
One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.
A small tendril that forms on metal.
Примеры
предложений: 12Rat whiskers are gross.
Крысиные усы отвратительны. — odexed
Cats sense vibrations with their whiskers.
Cats use their whiskers to sense vibrations.
The cow missed being hit by a gnat's whisker.
I woke up with cat whiskers in my face.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 2
По значениям 4
По значениям 4
Происхождение
Inherited from Middle English wisker, whisk (verb) + -er.Inherited from Middle English wisker, whisk (verb) + -er.
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Формы
мн. число: whiskersСинонимы
синонимов: 5- a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat:vibrissasensory hair
- a very small distance or space:hair's breadthhairsbreadthhair