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hair'sbreadth

noun

A very small distance or space

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Word length
12
Starts with
H
Ends with
H
Contains
AI
Scrabble score
21

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Pronunciation

ˈhɛəɹzbɹɛdθ

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Definitions

noun

  1. A very small distance or space

    “They escaped by a hair's breadth”

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Example Sentences

They escaped by a hair's breadth
They lost the election by a whisker

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