Definition of whisks Whisks
/wɪˈsks/ - [wisks] -
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What does whisks mean?
Wiktionary 
- whisks (Noun)
Plural of whisk.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
NounPlural: whisks |
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| whisk - a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes | ||
| whisk broom | ||
| broom a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle | ||
| whisk - a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream | ||
Verb |
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| whisk - whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" | ||
| whip | ||
| scramble, beat make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it" | ||
| cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" | ||
| whip up, whomp up prepare or cook quickly or hastily | ||
| whisk - brush or wipe off lightly | ||
| whisk off | ||
| wipe, pass over rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth" | ||
| whisk - move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo" | ||
| convey, bring, take make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me" | ||
| whisk - move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house" | ||
| locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
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Wiktionary
- whisk (Noun)
A quick, light sweeping motion. - whisk (Noun)
A kitchen utensil, made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle, used for whipping or a mechanical device with the same function. - whisk (Noun)
A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush. - whisk (Noun)
A small handheld broom with a small or no handle. - whisk (Verb)
To move something with quick light sweeping motions. - whisk (Verb)
In cooking, to whip e. g. eggs or cream. - whisk (Verb)
To move something rapidly and with no warning. - whisk (Verb)
To move lightly and nimbly.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- whisk (n.)
A game at cards; whist. - whisk (n.)
The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff. - whisk (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. - whisk (n.)
A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc. - whisk (n.)
A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress. - whisk (n.)
An impertinent fellow. - whisk (n.)
A plane used by coopers for evening chines. - whisk (n.)
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. - whisk (n.)
To move with a quick, sweeping motion. - whisk (v. i.)
To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.
