hair's breadth

Noun

Meaning

a very small distance or space

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

hair's-breadth

Synonyms

hair whisker hairsbreadth

Hypernyms

small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity

Examples

they escaped by a hair's-breadth Source: Internet

they lost the election by a whisker Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hair wave hair wax hair weaving HAIR-AN HAIR-AN syndrome hair-bowed