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hairsbreadth

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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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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