The cow missed being hit by a gnat's whisker.
Source: tatoeba (19500)
Whisker
/ʍɪskə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "whisker" (16 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (4)
Strong matches (4)
Related words (8)
Noun(7 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
10 entriesMore specific
5 entriescadmium whiskercat whiskerrobotic whiskertactile whiskertin whisker
Collocations
6 entriesInflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
It missed falling on your foot by a whisker.
Source: wiktionary
Boosted by their reward, Wolves continued to push forward and Jamie O'Hara came within a whisker of doubling the lead, smashing a 25-yard effort on to the bar.
Source: wiktionary