Значення

значень: 8
  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.

    бакенба́рдыbakenbárdy

    бакенба́рдиbakenbárdy

  2. A hair of the beard.

    Barthaar, Barthaare

    во́лосvólos, во́лосыvólosy

  3. 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

  4. (розмовне)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

  5. Spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.

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

    Whisker

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

  8. A small tendril that forms on metal.

Приклади

речень: 12
  1. Cats sense vibrations with their whiskers.

  2. Cats use their whiskers to sense vibrations.

  3. The cow missed being hit by a gnat's whisker.

  4. I woke up with cat whiskers in my face.

  5. The cat's whiskers twitched as it watched the birds.

Українська
За значеннями 2
part of the beard:
long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat:
Русский
За значеннями 4
part of the beard:
hair of the beard:
long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat:
(colloquial) very small distance between two things:
Deutsch
За значеннями 4
hair of the beard:
long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat:
(colloquial) very small distance between two things:
a graphic element that shows the maxima and minima in a box plot:

Походження

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

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

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Форми

множина: whiskers
Однинаwhisker
Множинаwhiskers

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Синоніми

синонімів: 5
Близькі за значенням

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 17

Дивіться також

сусідні слова
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