Whiskers
Cat's facial sensors
Whiskers are the long, stiff hairs growing on a man's face, especially on the cheeks—what might now be called sideburns.
The word more commonly refers to the sensory bristles projecting from an animal's face, particularly a cat's: The cat's whiskers twitched.
To win by a whisker is to win by the smallest possible margin.
Sensory facial hairs
- tactileOf the touching sense
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- feelersSensory touch organs
navigation · spatial · proprioception · nocturnal · hunting · detection · nerve endings · follicles
Authentication stamp or mark
- walrusTusked Arctic marine mammal
- otterSemi-aquatic weasel relative
- ratRodent or informer
- mouseSmall gnawing mammal
rabbit · hamster · guinea pig · squirrel · beaver · ferret · pinniped · rodent
Small furry housepet
- kittenJuvenile domestic feline
- tabbyPatterned domestic cat
- felineOf or like cats
- purrFeline contentment sound
meow · paws · fur · muzzle · snout · siamese · tomcat · calico
vibrissae
Sensory facial hairs
- tactileOf the touching sense
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
feelers · navigation · spatial · proprioception · nocturnal · hunting · detection · nerve endings · follicles · air currents
seal
Authentication stamp or mark
mouse · rabbit · hamster · guinea pig · squirrel · beaver · ferret · pinniped · rodent · mammal
cat
Small furry housepet
purr · meow · paws · fur · muzzle · snout · siamese · tomcat · calico · kitty
beard
Facial hair growth
- stubbleShort regrown facial hair
- sideburnsCheek hair near ears
- mutton chopsWide cheek whiskers
bristles · five o'clock shadow · unshaven · scruffy · grizzled · growth · shaving · razor · trim · grooming
bowsprit
Forward-projecting ship pole
spreader · boom · mast · sailing · vessel · maritime · ship · nautical · extension · pole
Whiskersclean-shaven
Having no beard
hairless · beardless · shaved · baby-faced · smooth skin
- whisked awayRapidly taken elsewhere
- by a whiskerBy the slimmest margin
- cat's whiskersTactile facial bristles
- whisked off
- cat whiskersFeline sensory hairs
- side whiskersFacial hair on cheeks