Standard Lemma guide

whiskers

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: W IH1 S K ER0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: HH W IH1 S K ER0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

plural of Whisker

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of whisker

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Faded creases around the crotch of blue jeans. Can be added artificially or created by daily wear over the lifetime of a garment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fashion, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beard, face fungus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: facial hair

Narrower terms: fuzz, imperial, imperial beard, beaver, goatee, stubble, vandyke beard, vandyke, soul patch, Attilio

History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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