HAIR'S-BREADTH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A very small distance or space

Example:

they lost the election by a whisker

Synonyms:

hair; hair's-breadth; hairsbreadth; whisker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("hair's-breadth" is a kind of...):

small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)

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