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Word entry · 7 letters

whisker

Best crossword clue

"Cat-face feeler"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ʍɪskə(ɹ)/Part of speech noun, verbSorted ehikrswStarts with WEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
1W2H3I4S5K6E7R

Definitions

  1. a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g.

  2. a cat

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • It missed falling on your foot by a whisker.
  • Boosted by their reward, Wolves continued to push forward and Jamie O'Hara came within a whisker of doubling the lead, smashing a 25-yard effort on to the bar.

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