Whisk

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To move or cause to move with quick light sweeping motions: whisked crumbs off the table; whisked the children away.
  • v. To whip (eggs or cream).
  • verb-intransitive. To move lightly, nimbly, and rapidly.
  • n. A quick light sweeping motion.
  • n. A whiskbroom.
  • n. A small bunch, as of twigs or hair, attached to a handle and used in brushing.
  • n. A kitchen utensil, usually in the form of stiff, thin wire loops attached to a handle, used for whipping foodstuffs.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A quick, light sweeping motion.
  • n. A kitchen utensil, made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle, used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).
  • n. A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush.
  • n. A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle.
  • v. To move something with quick light sweeping motions.
  • v. In cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream.
  • v. To move something rapidly and with no warning.
  • v. To move lightly and nimbly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A game at cards; whist.
  • n. The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff.
  • n. 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.
  • n. A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc.
  • n. A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
  • n. An impertinent fellow.
  • n. A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
  • v. To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion
  • v. To move with a quick, sweeping motion.
  • verb-intransitive. To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A wisp or small bunch, as of grass, hair, or straw; specifically, such a wisp used as a brush, broom, or besom, and especially in modern usage one made of the ripened panicle of broom-corn (see broom-corn and Sorghum), used for brushing the dust off clothes, etc.
  • n. An instrument used for whisking, agitating, or beating certain articles, such as cream or eggs.
  • n. A coopers' plane for leveling the chimes of casks.
  • n. A neckerchief worn by women in the seventeenth century. Also called falling-whisk, apparently in distinction from the ruff.
  • n. A brief, rapid sweeping motion as of something light; a sudden stroke, whiff, puff, or gale.
  • n. A servant.
  • n. An impertinent follow.
  • To sweepor brush with a light, rapid motion: as, to whisk the dust from a table.
  • To agitate or mix with a light, rapid motion; beat: as, to whisk eggs.
  • To move with a quick, sweeping motion or flourish; move briskly.
  • To flourish about.
  • To carry suddenly and rapidly; whirl.
  • To move with a quick, sweeping motion; move nimbly and swiftly: as, to whisk away.
  • n. The game of whist.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. brush or wipe off lightly
  • n. a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
  • v. move somewhere quickly
  • v. move quickly and nimbly
  • v. whip with or as if with a wire whisk
  • n. a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
  • Verb Form
    whisked    whisking    whisks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    wipe    Passover    broom    convey    take    bring    locomote    travel    move    go   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    whisked    whisking   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    whist    flourish    rush   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Fisk    bisque    brisk    disc    disk    fisc    fisk    frisk    lisk    risk   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    chopstick    beater    coo