A whip is usually made from a short stick with a thin strip of leather at the end, although some whips are just made from a flexible rod.
Whips are usually used for training animals, as an extension of your arm. Whips can be cracked with a loud noise, which will scare an animal and make them change direction.
Whippets are medium sized dogs that look like small greyhounds. They are gentle dogs, and don't snap, but they do like to chase cats. Because they have such a short coat they are not suited to be kept outside in cold weather, and with their friendly nature they make good indoor dogs.
A whir is a humming or buzzing sound made by something quickly moving backwards and forwards or around and around. Things that whir include electric fans and bird's wings.
You whirl around when you turn around quickly. Things that whirl can be fans or dancers, like the woman in the picture.
Whiskers are hairs that grow around the nose and mouth of most animals. On people, whiskers are usually called a beard or moustache.
Animals use their whiskers to tell when they are near something, as the whisker hairs hit things before the animal's face does. Cats have the most well-known whiskers. The cat in the picture is yawning, and you can clearly see its whiskers.
