squeaker

[ UK /skwˈiːkɐ/ ]
[ US /ˈskwikɝ/ ]

NOUN

something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used
which hinge is the squeaker?
those sneakers are squeakers

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How To Use squeaker In A Sentence

But the monster got me when I fell and the 'squeaker' was broken. The Beast of Space
Punch’s voice, high pitched and squeaky is produced through the use of a swazzle or squeaker. Punch and Judy
The Clansmen won a squeaker on December 16, 2001 in Tacoma Washington defeating the University of Puget Sound 78-77.
The Buffalo Bills lost a squeaker to the Dallas Cowboys in the Super Bowl.
I often kept squeakers (baby pigeons) I'd stolen from nests high in the gutters of blocks of flats and two-storey houses'
Funny, but the squeakers don't all average out.
My dog enjoys dissecting the plush toys to extract the squeaker.
It was known as a "squeaker" because of the constant din it made while in use; the noise would cease only when radium was within a hundred feet of the mechanism. The Beast of Space
That's not a "squeaker" -- it's not a huge margin, but it was absolutely decisive. Michael Russnow: Will Hillary Clinton Have the Last Laugh in Spite of the Media? Or Will the Super Delegates Pull a Surprise?
those sneakers are squeakers

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