Synonyms of the word

vibrissa

• n. Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat.
• n. Any similar feather near the mouth of some birds.

hair

• n. (countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other…
• n. (uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and…
• n. (zoology, countable) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans,…
• n. (botany, countable) A cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether…
• n. (obsolete) Haircloth; a hair shirt.
• n. (countable) Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.

whisker

• n. That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin,…
• n. A hair of the beard.
• n. One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
• n. (colloquial) The (very small) distance between two things.
• n. (nautical) Spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.
• n. (statistics) A graphic element that shows the maxima and minima in a box plot.
• n. One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.
• n. (metallurgy) A small tendril that forms on metal.