Short+distance
121To step short — Step Step, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stepped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stepping}.] [AS. st[ae]ppan; akin to OFries. steppa, D. stappen to step, stap a step, OHG. stepfen to step, G. stapfe a footstep, OHG. stapfo, G. stufe a step to step on; cf. Gr. ? to… …
122shouting distance — noun : easy reach usually used with within a barber s shop within shouting distance of the Cotton Exchange Constance Foley from just under $200,000,000 in 1939 to within shouting distance of the billion mark Monsanto Magazine * * * shouting… …
123spitting distance — Synonyms and related words: ace, bit, bowshot, brief span, close quarters, close range, crack, earreach, earshot, gunshot, hair, hair space, hairbreadth, hairsbreadth, inch, little, little ways, pistol shot, short distance, short piece, short way …
124spitting distance — /ˈspɪtɪŋ dɪstns/ (say spiting distns) phrase within spitting distance, Colloquial at a very short distance: to live within spitting distance of the train station …
125shouting distance — noun Date: 1930 a short distance ; easy reach usually used with within < lived within shouting distance of her cousins > …
126spitting distance — noun A short distance. [N]o less than forty defaulters in the executive, within spitting distance of the President, have not alone been proved so, but still retain their places …
127aide à la navigation à courte distance — trumpojo nuotolio navigacijos pagalbinė priemonė statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Įranga ar sistema, kuri teikia navigacijos pagalbą ne didesniu kaip 200 mylių (320 kilometrų) atstumu. atitikmenys: angl. short distance navigational aid pranc.… …
128spitting distance — noun [noncount] informal : a short distance Our house is within spitting distance of the park …
