Meaning

• That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.

• A hair of the beard.

• One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.

• The (very small) distance between two things.

  "It missed falling on your foot by a whisker."

• Spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.

• A graphic element that shows the maxima and minima in a box plot.

• One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.

• A small tendril that forms on metal.