whiskery

whisk·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwis-ker, wis-]
- /ˈʰwɪs kər, ˈwɪs-/
- /ˈwɪ.skəd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwis-ker, wis-]
- /ˈʰwɪs kər, ˈwɪs-/

Definitions of whiskery word

noun whiskery whiskers, a beard. 1
noun whiskery Usually, whiskers. side whiskers. 1
noun whiskery a single hair of the beard. 1
noun whiskery Archaic. a mustache. 1
noun whiskery one of the long, stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as the cat or rat; vibrissa. 1
noun whiskery Also called whisker boom, whisker pole. Nautical. any spar for extending the clew or clews of a sail so that it can catch more wind. 1

See all 13 definitions of whiskery

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Origin of whiskery

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425; See origin at whisk, -er1

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Parts of speech for Whiskery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Whiskery

whiskery popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for whiskery

adjective whiskery

bearded — A bearded man has a beard.
unshaven — a past participle of shave.

All 2 Synonyms of whiskery