BE, COME, ETC. WITHIN A WHISKER OF STH / DOING STH

Meaning of BE, COME, ETC. WITHIN A WHISKER OF STH / DOING STH in English

( BrE ) to almost do sth :

They came within a whisker of being killed.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — брит. ; сокр. от south , southern юг; южный Sth Wales — Южный Уэльс
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STH — брит.; сокр. от south, southern юг; южный Sth Wales — Южный Уэльс
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COME
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ETC — Airport Name : Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport Airport Location : Tarboro, North Carolina, United States IATA Code : ETC ICAO Code : …
Airport Code English Dictionary
DOING — THAT WAS YOUR ~: ta vu es culpabil, pri to vu es responsabil
English interlingue dictionary
WHISKER — balbas;bungot
English-Visayan vocabulary
DOING — buhat
English-Visayan vocabulary
WHISKER — noun Etymology: singular of ~s mustache, from 2whisk Date: circa 1600 1. a hair of the beard, b. plural mustache …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ETC — abbreviation et cetera
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOING — noun Date: 14th century the act of performing or executing ; action , 2. plural things that are done or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WITHIN — I. wə̇ˈthin, -thin adverb Etymology: Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English withinnan, from with, preposition + innan, adverb & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHISKER — I. ˈhwiskə(r) also ˈwi- noun ( -s ) Etymology: whisk (II) + -er 1. a. : a hair of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COME
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ETC — ənˈsōˌf]ōrth ]ȯrth, ]ōəth, ]ȯ(ə)th sometimes ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; etˈsed.ərə, -setərə, -se.trə also ə̇tˈs- abbreviation Etymology: Latin et cetera et cetera — sometimes …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of don to do — more at do 1. a. : …
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WITHIN — (adv.) In the house; in doors; as, the master is within.
Английский словарь Webster
WITHIN — (prep.) In the limits or compass of; not further in length than; as, within five miles; not longer in time …
Английский словарь Webster
WITHIN — (prep.) In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without; as, within doors.
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WHISKER — (n.) Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc.
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WHISKER — (n.) One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
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WHISKER — (n.) A hair of the beard.
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WHISKER — (n.) That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, or upon the chin, or upon …
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DOING — (n.) Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.
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DOING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Do
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WITHIN — ( prep. ) In the limits or compass of; not further in length than; as, within five miles; not longer …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WITHIN — ( prep. ) In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without; as, within doors.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Do
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — ( n. ) Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WITHIN — /widh in", with-/ , adv. 1. in or into the interior or inner part; inside. 2. in or into a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHISKER — — whiskery , adj. /hwis"keuhr, wis"-/ , n. 1. whiskers , a beard. 2. Usually, whiskers . See side whiskers …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — /dooh"ing/ , n. 1. action; performance; execution: Your misfortune is not of my doing. 2. doings , deeds; proceedings; happenings; …
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COME
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — n. act, deed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WITHIN — I. wi-ˈthin, -ˈthin adverb Etymology: Middle English withinne, from Old English withinnan, from with + innan inwardly, within, from in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COME
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHISKER — noun Etymology: singular of whiskers mustache, from whisk (II) Date: circa 1600 1. a. : a hair of the beard …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ETC — et cetera — usually punctuated
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOING — noun Date: 14th century 1. : the act of performing or executing : action that will take a great deal …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WITHIN — adv in the inner part; inwardly; internally. 2. within ·adv in the house; in doors; as, the master is within. …
Webster English vocab
WHISKER — noun a hair of the beard. 2. whisker ·noun one who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, …
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DOING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of do. 2. doing ·noun anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the …
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COME — p.p. of come. 2. come ·noun coming. 3. come ·noun to approach or arrive, as if by a journey or …
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DOING — ■ noun 1》 (also ~s ) the activities in which someone engages. 2》 activity or effort: it would take some …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WITHIN — [with.in] adv [ME withinne, fr. OE withinnan, fr. with + innan inwardly, within, fr. in] (bef. 12c) 1: in or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHISKER — [whis.ker] n [sing. of whiskers mustache, fr. [2]whisk] (ca. 1600) 1 a: a hair of the beard b pl (1) …
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ETC — [etc] abbreviation et cetera
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COME
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WHISKER — whisker BrE AmE ˈwɪsk ə ˈhwɪsk- AmE \ - ə r ▷ whisker|ed d ▷ whisker|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ETC. — etc., etcetera, et cetera BrE AmE ( ˌ ) et ˈsetr ə ɪt-, ət-, !! ( ˌ ) ek-, -ˈset …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOING — doing BrE AmE ˈdu ː ‿ɪŋ ▷ doing|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WITHIN — / wɪˈðɪn; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. before a particular period of time has passed; during a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHISKER — / ˈwɪskə(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] any of the long stiff hairs that grow near the mouth …
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ETC. — / ˌet ˈsetərə; NAmE ; ˌɪt/ abbreviation used after a list to show that there are other things that you …
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DOING — / ˈduːɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ C , usually pl. , U ] a thing done or caused by sb …
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COME
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITHIN — with ‧ in S1 W1 /wɪðˈɪn $ wɪðˈɪn, wɪθˈɪn/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHISKER — whis ‧ ker /ˈwɪskə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: whiskers 'mustache' (16-20 centuries) , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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