shouting distance
1shouting distance — noun : easy reach usually used with within a barber s shop within shouting distance of the Cotton Exchange Constance Foley from just under $200,000,000 in 1939 to within shouting distance of the billion mark Monsanto Magazine * * * shouting… …
2shouting distance — noun Date: 1930 a short distance ; easy reach usually used with within < lived within shouting distance of her cousins > …
3shouting distance. — See hailing distance. [1950 55] * * * …
4shouting distance — shout′ing dis tance n. cvb hailing distance • Etymology: 1950–55 …
5shouting distance. — See hailing distance. [1950 55] …
6within shouting distance — 1. Nearby 2. Within reach • • • Main Entry: ↑shout * * * within ˈshouting distance idiom (especially NAmE) (BrE also within ˈspitting distance (of sth)) …
7distance — noun 1 amount of space between two points ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, fair, good, great, huge, large, long, vast ▪ …
8distance — I n. 1) to cover; run; travel; walk a distance 2) to keep a distance (to keep a safe distance between cars) 3) to close the distance between 4) a discreet; good, great, long; safe; short distance (we traveled a short distance) 5) (a) shouting;… …
9within spitting distance (of something) — mainly spoken phrase next to or extremely near something I work within spitting distance of the museum. Thesaurus: next to, near to and not far awaysynonym Main entry: spit * * * within ˈspitting distance (of sth) …
10Eiger — For other uses, see Eiger (disambiguation). Eiger The north face of the Eiger Elevation …
