an attempt which fails narrowly; a performance which falls just short of a certain benchmark
a miss which was nearly a hit or collision
a scenario which ends safely but might well have ended in disaster
The (very small) distance between two things.
A small tendril that forms on metal.
One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.
One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.
A graphic element that shows the maxima and minima in a box plot.
A hair of the beard.
Spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.