WHISK
\wˈɪsk], \wˈɪsk], \w_ˈɪ_s_k]\
Definitions of WHISK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"
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a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
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a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
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brush or wipe off lightly
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move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"
By Princeton University
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move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"
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a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
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a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
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brush or wipe off lightly
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move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A game at cards; whist.
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The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff.
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A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom corn.
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A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc.
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A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
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An impertinent fellow.
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A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
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To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth.
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To move with a quick, sweeping motion.
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To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.
By Oddity Software
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A game at cards; whist.
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The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff.
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A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom corn.
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A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc.
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A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
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An impertinent fellow.
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A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
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To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth.
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To move with a quick, sweeping motion.
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To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.
By Noah Webster.
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To sweep or brush rapidly; move, or carry off, with a quick, sweeping motion.
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To move rapidly and nimbly.
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The act of brushing with a quick motion; a nimble movement; a small bunch or bundle of hair grass etc., used as a brush; hence a small broom or brush.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To move with a quick motion: to sweep or stir rapidly.
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To move nimbly and rapidly.
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A rapid sweeping motion: a small bunch or anything used for a brush: a small instrument for beating or whisking, esp. eggs.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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