near thing



near thing

Something just barely effected, as in That election was a near thing-he won by a handful of votes. [Mid-1700s]
See also: near, thing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ella (2)EL-ə (English), EL-lah (Finnish)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
JacopoYAH-ko-poItalian
Achab-Biblical Latin
AugustijnOW-khuys-tienDutch
Abd Al-Aziz-Arabic
&Thorn;ÓRfre&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian