close shave close-shanked • close-shaven · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · close shave · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin. Synonyms: close call, close shave, squeak, squeaker, narrow escape. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · close call · · Synonym 1 squeak · · Synonym 2 squeaker · · Synonym 3 narrow escape · · Synonym 4 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F s latin small letter s U+0073 v latin small letter v U+0076