close shave
close shave
noun \ˈklōs-, ˈklōsh-\Definition of CLOSE SHAVE
: a narrow escape
See Examples of CLOSE SHAVE
- I've had a few close shaves in my lifetime, but this one was the scariest.
- <the passengers in the jeep had a close shave when a mine exploded just a few yards away>
First Known Use of CLOSE SHAVE
1834
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Rhymes with CLOSE SHAVE
airwave, behave, brain wave, cold wave, concave, conclave, deprave, dissave, drawshave, enclave, engrave, enslave, exclave, ground wave, heat wave, margrave, new wave, octave, outbrave, Palgrave, palsgrave, shock wave, shortwave, sine wave, sky wave, sound wave, spokeshave, S wave, wage slave, white slave, Wind Cave
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