Definition of stone's throw
:a short distance
- lives within a stone's throw of town
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Examples of stone's throw in a Sentence
the cottage is a stone's throw from the beach
First Known Use of stone's throw
1581
stone's throw Synonyms
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ace, hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth), hairline, hop, skip, and jump, inch, neck, shouting distance, step, hairAntonyms
country mile, long haul, mileRelated Words
bit, crumb, dab, iota, jot, minim, mite, particle, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), trace, trifleNear Antonyms
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