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WITHIN AN ACE OF

Definition: WITHIN AN ACE OF

WITHIN AN ACE OF

1. Very near; on the point of. --W. Irving.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Synonyms within Context: WITHIN AN ACE OF

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Nearness	Within hearing, within earshot; within an ace of; but a step, not far from, at no great distance; on the verge of, on the brink of, on the skirts of; in the environs; Noun: at one's door, at one's feet, at one's elbow, at one's finger's end, at one's side; on the tip of one's tongue; under one's nose; within a stone's throw; Noun: in sight of, in presence of; at close quarters; cheek by jole, cheek by jowl; beside, alongside, side by side, tete-a-tete; in juxtaposition; (touching); yardarm to yardarm, at the heels of; on the confines of, at the threshold, bordering upon, verging to; in the way.
Smallness	Almost, nearly, well-nigh, short of, not quite, all but; near upon, close upon; peu s'en faut, near the mark; within an ace of, within an inch of; on the brink of; scarcely, hardly, barely, only just, no more than. about, thereabouts, somewhere about, nearly, say; be the same, be little more or less. no ways, no way, no wise; not at all, not in the least, not a bit, not a bit of it, not a whit, not a jot, not a shadow; in no wise, in no respect; by no means, by no manner of means; on no account, at no hand.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Expression: WITHIN AN ACE OF

Expression using "WITHIN AN ACE OF": within an ace of doing. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: WITHIN AN ACE OF

Language		Translations for "WITHIN AN ACE OF"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Greek		λίγο έλειψε να (he came within an ace of), λίγο έλλειψε να (came within an ace of). (various references)

Hungarian		kis híja (near, to be a near go, to be within an ace of), halálos veszélyben (within an ace of death), hajszálon múlik (have a narrow squeak, to be within an ace of sg). (various references)

Pig Latin		ithinway anay aceay ofay

Romanian		gata sã (fain). (various references)

Spanish		dos dedos de. (various references)

Swedish		en hårsmån från. (various references)

Turkish		neredeyse (all but, almost, ere long, in any moment, just about, little less than, nearly, next door to, next to, practically, pretty much, soon, well nigh, within an ace of doing), az kalsın (all but, almost, by a hairbreadth, by a hair's breadth, just, just about, nearly, within an ace of doing). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: WITHIN AN ACE OF

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-f-h-i-i-n-n-o-t-w"
	-4 letters: chieftain, infection, nicotiana.
	-5 letters: actiniae, actinian, ethician, faineant, fenthion, inaction, inchoate, nicotine, nonwhite, thionine.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Expressions
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams

5. Bibliography

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