All close shave synonyms
close shave
C c noun close shave
- close call β a narrow escape from danger
- shocker β a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
- cliffhanger β A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- thriller β a person or thing that thrills.
- squeaker β a person or thing that squeaks.
- spine-chiller β a book, film, etc, that arouses terror
- white knuckle β causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- near miss β a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- near thing β an event or action whose outcome is nearly a failure, success, disaster, etc
adj close shave
- neighboring β situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations.
- immediate β occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply.
- warm β having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- adjoining β being in contact; connected or neighbouring
- adjacent β If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- nearby β close at hand; not far off; adjacent; neighboring: a nearby village.
- burning β You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.
- touching β affecting; moving; pathetic: a touching scene of farewell.
- ready β completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- bordering β the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
- abutting β to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, or against): This piece of land abuts on a street.
- nigh β near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh.
- abreast β If people or things walk or move abreast, they are next to each other, side by side, and facing in the same direction.
- alongside β If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
- around β To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
- available β If something you want or need is available, you can find it or obtain it.
- beside β Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.
- conterminous β enclosed within a common boundary
- contiguous β Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other.
- convenient β If a way of doing something is convenient, it is easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
- handy β within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible: The aspirins are handy.
- practically β in effect; virtually: It is practically useless to protest.
- proximate β next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- approximal β situated side by side; close together
- at close quarters β If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.
- close-at-hand β lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- close-by β nearby; adjacent; neighboring.
- next door β Also, next door. to, at, or in the next house on the street, especially if it is very close by, or the adjacent apartment, office, room, or the like: Go next-door and get your sister. Your sister is next-door. Her brother lives next-door.
- proximal β situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).