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31close shave — AND close call n. a narrow escape. □ Wow, that was a close shave. □ The car passed this close to us a real close call …
32close — close1 [kləʊs] adjective 1》 only a short distance away or apart in space or time. ↘dense: close print. ↘(close to) very near to (being or doing something). 2》 denoting someone who is part of a person s immediate family, typically a parent …
33close — {{11}}close (adj.) late 14c., strictly confined, also secret, from O.Fr. clos confined; concealed, secret; taciturn (12c.), from L. clausus, pp. of claudere stop up, fasten, shut (see CLOSE (Cf. close) (v.)); main sense shifting to near (late 15c …
34close shave — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. see close call …
35close shave — See: close call …
36(a) close shave — a ˌclose ˈcall/ˈshave idiom (informal) a situation in which you only just manage to avoid an accident, etc. Main entry: ↑closeidiom …
37a close thing — a close call/shave/thing/mainly spoken phrase a dangerous or unpleasant situation that you have just succeeded in avoiding Thesaurus: dangerous or exciting situationssynonym Main entry: close * * * …
38shave — [[t]ʃe͟ɪv[/t]] shaves, shaving, shaved 1) VERB When a man shaves, he removes the hair from his face using a razor or shaver so that his face is smooth. He took a bath and shaved before dinner... [V n] He had shaved his face until it was smooth …
39Shave brush — The term shave brush or shaving brush refers to a small brush with a handle parallel to the bristles used to apply shaving soap or shaving cream to the face when shaving. They are often decorative; the handle is sometimes made from fine materials …
40close — verb (closed, closing) –verb (t) /kloʊz / (say klohz) 1. to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.). 2. to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in. 3. to shut in or surround on all sides; enclose; cover in. 4. to refuse… …
