close shave vs close call

close shave and close call both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
close shave	Yes	No	No	No
close call	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, close shave and close call are synonyms defined as:

close shave and close call: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

Other synonyms of close shave include narrow escape, squeak, squeaker.

close shave (noun)	close call (noun)
something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin	something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin