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hairsbreadth

noun

a very small distance or space

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Word Facts

Word length
12
Starts with
H
Ends with
H
Contains
AIRSBREADT
Scrabble score
21
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈhɛəɹzbɹɛdθ

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a very small distance or space

    “they escaped by a hair's breadth”

In context

Example Sentences

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

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