within easy distance of
11within — with|in [ wıð ın ] function word *** Within can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): Can you complete the work within a month? as an adverb (without a following noun): As Helen approached the front door, she could …
12within */*/*/ — UK [wɪðˈɪn] / US adverb, preposition Summary: Within can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): Can you complete the work within a month? as an adverb (without a following noun): As Helen approached the front door,… …
13easy — 1 / i:zi/ adjective 1 NOT DIFFICULT not difficult, and not needing much physical or mental effort: The easiest way to get there is through the park. | It can t have been easy raising three children all by herself. | easy to make/build/do etc: Are …
14within - distance — near enough to reach by the means specified the parking lot is within easy walking distance | he wanted to be within driving distance of his grandparents …
15within — with|in W1S2 [wıðˈın US wıðˈın, wıθˈın] prep, adv [: Old English; Origin: withinnan] 1.) a) before a certain period of time has passed ▪ We should have the test results back within 24 hours. ▪ He fell sick and died within a matter of weeks. ▪… …
16shouting 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… …
17striking distance — /ˈstraɪkɪŋ dɪstəns/ (say struyking distuhns) noun 1. the distance within which it is possible to strike a blow. –phrase 2. within striking distance, a. Military within range of an enemy so as to make an attack possible. b. within easy reach;… …
18shouting distance — noun Date: 1930 a short distance ; easy reach usually used with within < lived within shouting distance of her cousins > …
19Cosmic distance ladder — * Light green boxes: Technique applicable to star forming galaxies. * Light blue boxes: Technique applicable to Population II galaxies. * Light Purple boxes: Geometric distance technique. * Light Red box: The planetary nebula luminosity function… …
20Extragalactic distance scale — The extragalactic distance scale is a series of techniques used today by astronomers to determine the distance of cosmological bodies (beyond our own galaxy) not easily obtained with traditional methods. Some procedures utilize properties of… …
