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
Amse-Frisian
Firminfeer-MENFrench
GenieJEE-neeEnglish
ElseEL-se (Danish, Norwegian), EL-sə (German, Dutch)Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
Zvi-Hebrew
Rosalindaro-sah-LEEN-dah (Spanish), ro-zah-LEEN-dah (Italian)Spanish, Italian