ALL meanings of by-a-whisker
by-a-whisk·er
B b - noun by-a-whisker whiskers, a beard. 1
- noun by-a-whisker Usually, whiskers. side whiskers. 1
- noun by-a-whisker a single hair of the beard. 1
- noun by-a-whisker Archaic. a mustache. 1
- noun by-a-whisker one of the long, stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as the cat or rat; vibrissa. 1
- noun by-a-whisker 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
- noun by-a-whisker Radio, Electronics. cat whisker. 1
- noun by-a-whisker Crystallography. a thin filament of a crystal, usually several millimeters long and one to two microns in diameter, having unusually great strength. 1
- idioms by-a-whisker by a whisker, by the narrowest margin: She won the race by a whisker. 1