whisker

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One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both
The (very small) distance between two things
spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds
A hair of the beard
{n} one who whisks, hair on the lips
Area at the sides of the chin Synonym(s): moustache, malar streak
You can use whisker in expressions such as by a whisker or within a whisker of to indicate that something happened or is true, but only by a very small amount or degree. A new pet census showed that cats now outnumber dogs by a whisker She came within a whisker of taking a gold medal Unemployment is now a whisker away from three million
Very short fiber form of reinforcement, usually crystalline
{i} one hair of the mustache or beard; one facial hair; long facial bristles near the mouth of an animal (i.e. cat, mouse, etc.)
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e
A short single crystal fiber or filament Whisker diameters range from 1 to 25 microns, with aspect ratios between 100 and 15,000
furnish with whiskers; "a whiskered jersey"
a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion
a cat
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e g a cat
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, or upon the chin, or upon both; as, side whiskers; chin whiskers
You can refer to the hair on a man's face, especially on the sides of his face, as his whiskers. wild, savage-looking fellows, with large whiskers, unshaven beards, and dirty faces
The whiskers of an animal such as a cat or a mouse are the long stiff hairs that grow near its mouth
Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc
Short, stiff fiber
"Hair, Slitter" - Minute hair-like sliver along edge(s) due to shearing or slitting operation
Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; usually in the plural
From box plot, displays minimum and maximum observations within 1 5 IQR (75th to 25th percentile span) from either 25th or 75th percentile Outlier are those that fall outside of the 1 5 range
whisker pole
A removable spar extending from the mast to the jib clew used to control the position and shape of the sail when broad reaching or running
whisker pole
A spinnaker pole is a spar used in sailboats (both dinghys and yachts) to help support and control a variety of headsails, particularly the spinnaker. However, it is also used with other sails, such as genoas and jibs, when sailing downwind with no spinnaker hoisted. (Since the load on a spinnaker pole is very light on this point of sailing, sometimes a special light spinnaker pole called a whisker pole is used in these circumstances.)
cat's whisker
The wire that touches the crystal in a crystal radio
whiskery
Having whiskers; bewhiskered

The whiskery batfish (a kind of anglerfish) is covered with outgrowths of skin that resemble bits of seaweed.

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box and whisker diagram
In descriptive statistics, a boxplot (also known as a box-and-whisker diagram or box and whisker plot or plot or candlestick chart) is a convenient way of graphically depicting groups of numerical data through their five-number summaries (the smallest observation, lower quartile (Q1), median, upper quartile (Q3), and largest observation). A boxplot also indicates which observations, if any, might be considered outliers. The boxplot was invented in 1977 by the American statistician John Tukey
box and whisker plot
In descriptive statistics, a boxplot (also known as a box-and-whisker diagram or box and whisker plot or plot or candlestick chart) is a convenient way of graphically depicting groups of numerical data through their five-number summaries (the smallest observation, lower quartile (Q1), median, upper quartile (Q3), and largest observation). A boxplot also indicates which observations, if any, might be considered outliers. The boxplot was invented in 1977 by the American statistician John Tukey
whiskered
Possessed of whiskers; covered in bristles
whiskered
Formed into whiskers; furnished with whiskers; having or wearing whiskers
whiskered
having hair on the cheeks and chin
whiskered
{s} bearded, mustached, having facial hair; having long bristly hairs around the mouth (as of a cat, mouse, etc.)
whiskered
Having elongated hairs, feathers, or bristles on the cheeks
whiskers
The crosstrees on a bowsprit
whiskers
The capillary that holds the intestine in the fat and provides a flow of blood to the intestine When removing the intestine with a knife, the capillary is not completely removed, creating a hair-like appearance on the surface of the casing
whiskers
plural of whisker
whiskers
Lines drawn in a boxplot from hinges to adjacent values
whiskers
{i} beard, facial hair
whiskers
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
whiskery
If you describe someone as whiskery, you mean that they have lots of stiff little hairs on their face. a whiskery old man
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