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by a nose
by a nose
if a person or animal wins a race or competition by a nose, they win it by only very little My horse won but only by a nose. In fact it was a very exciting finish.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Tahvo | | TAHH-vo | Finnish |
| Elia | | E-lyah (Italian), AY-lee-ah (Dutch) | Italian, Dutch |
| Zilla | | - | German |
| Alivia | | ə-LIV-ee-ə | English (Modern) |
| Harvey | | HAHR-vee | English |
| Gleb | | GLYEP (Russian), HLEB (Ukrainian) | Russian, Ukrainian |