| 释义 |
whisker1 /(h)wisˈkər/ noun- Any of the long coarse sensory hairs growing round the mouth of a cat, mouse, etc
- A coarse hair growing on a human face, usu a man's
- (in pl) a man's moustache (esp formerly) or beard, esp the parts growing on the cheeks
- A hair's breadth, a very narrow margin
- A very thin strong fibre or filament made by growing a crystal, eg of silicon carbide, silicon nitride or sapphire
- Either of two bars extending on each side of the bowsprit (nautical)
ORIGIN: Related to ON visk wisp whisˈkered and whisˈkery adjective Having whiskers meronym /merˈə-nim or -ō-/ (semantics) noun A word whose relation to another in meaning is that of part to whole, eg whisker in relation to cat ORIGIN: Gr meros part, and onyma name meronˈymy noun whisk1 /(h)wisk/ transitive verb- To move quickly and lightly
- To sweep rapidly
- To beat (egg whites, cream, etc) with a quick, light movement
intransitive verb To move nimbly and rapidly noun- A light rapid sweeping motion
- A small hand-held utensil for beating or whisking eggs, etc
- A small bundle or tuft of anything used as a brush
- (also fly whisk) a flexible implement for swatting flies
- A type of women's neckerchief or large collar worn in the later 17c (historical)
- A hairlike appendage, eg on an insect
- A tuft
- A panicle esp of millet
- The common millet
ORIGIN: Orig Scot, related to ON visk wisp whisˈker noun Someone or something that whisks whisˈking adjective Moving briskly whisˈky-frisˈky adjective Flighty |