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shave
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- pronunciation:
- sheIv
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- close shave
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
shaves, shaving, shaved |
| definition: |
to cut off facial or body hair with a razor.
He shaves every morning before breakfast.
- similar words:
- cut, shear, snip
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to use a razor to remove hair from.
The barber shaved the customer's face very carefully.She shaves her legs in the shower.- similar words:
- cut, razor, shear, trim
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| definition 2: |
to remove (hair) by cutting with a razor.
Should I shave my mustache?- similar words:
- barber, cut, shear, snip, trim
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| definition 3: |
to pare into thin slices or to cut off a thin slice or slices from.
The butcher shaved the ham.The shelf will fit if you shave the end a bit.- synonyms:
- pare, scale, slice
- similar words:
- carve, cut, peel, plane, trim, whittle
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| definition 4: |
to reduce (a price) by a small margin.
The store shaved its prices this week.- synonyms:
- discount
- similar words:
- cheapen, deduct, lower, reduce
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| definition 5: |
to brush or scrape against in passing.
His car shaved the parked car and left a scratch.- synonyms:
- brush, graze, sweep
- similar words:
- rub, touch
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| related words: |
clip, kiss, trim |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an instance or the result of shaving, esp. the face.
When he gets his haircut, he likes to have a shave too. |
| definition 2: |
any of several tools used to shave, pare, or scrape.
- similar words:
- knife, plane, razor, shaver
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| related words: |
trim |
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| phrase: |
close shave |
| derivation: |
shavable (shaveable) (adj.) |
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