brush



brush

n. an encounter; a close shave. My brush with the bear was so close I could smell its breath—which was vile, I might add.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Heriberto-Spanish, Portuguese
Nazli-Turkish
Aliaksandr-Belarusian
Hroderich-Ancient Germanic
Solomon['sɔləmən]
ValaryVAL-ə-reeEnglish (Rare)