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a stone's throw
(just) a stone's throw
(from something) Go to within a stone's throw (of something).
a stone's throw
a very short distance (usually + from ) We were staying in a small apartment just a stone's throw from the beach. (sometimes + away ) The city centre is only a stone's throw away.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Cilla | | SIL-lah (Swedish), SI-lah (Dutch) | Swedish, Dutch |
| GyÖNgyi | | DYUUN-dyee | Hungarian |
| Epiphanes | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Thucydides | | thoo-SID-ə-deez (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Jens | | YENS (Danish) | Danish, Swedish, Norwegian |
| Akilah | | - | Arabic |