whiskers

(noun) the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face. Synonyms: beard, face fungus.

(noun) a very small distance or space. Synonyms: hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker. Examples: "They escaped by a hair's-breadth." "They lost the election by a whisker."

(noun) a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat. Synonyms: whisker, vibrissa, sensory hair.

(verb) furnish with whiskers. Synonyms: bewhisker, whisker. Example: "A whiskered jersey."