shaving

[ shey-ving ]

/ ˈʃeɪ vɪŋ /

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noun

Often shavings. a very thin piece or slice, especially of wood.

the act of a person or thing that shaves.

Origin of shaving

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at shave, -ing¹

Words nearby shaving

shaver, shavetail, shavian, shaviana, shavie, shaving, shaving brush, shaving cream, shaving horse, shaving soap, shavuot

Definition for shaving (2 of 2)

shave

[ sheyv ]

/ ʃeɪv /

verb (used without object), shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav·en, shav·ing.

to remove a growth of beard with a razor.

verb (used with object), shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav·en, shav·ing.

to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor.

to cut off (hair, especially the beard) close to the skin with a razor (often followed by off or away).

to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool: to shave hides in preparing leather.

to reduce to shavings or thin slices: to shave wood.

to cut or trim closely: to shave a lawn.

to scrape, graze, or come very near to: The car just shaved the garage door.

Commerce. to purchase (a note) at a rate of discount greater than is legal or customary.

to reduce or deduct from: The store shaved the price of winter suits in the spring.

noun

the act, process, or an instance of shaving or being shaved.

a thin slice; a shaving.

any of various tools for shaving, scraping, removing thin slices, etc.

Origin of shave

before 900; (v.) Middle English schaven, schafen, Old English sc(e)afan; cognate with Dutch schaven to plane (a plank), abrade (the skin), Low German schaven, German schaben, Old Norse skafa to scrape, Gothic skaban to shear, shave; (noun) Middle English schave tool for shaving, Old English sc(e)afa, derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR shave

7 brush, glance, touch.

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OTHER WORDS FROM shave

shav·a·ble, shave·a·ble, adjective re·shave, verb re·shaved, re·shav·ing. un·shav·a·ble, adjective un·shave·a·ble, adjective

un·shaved, adjective well-shaved, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for shaving

Shaving your head is passe and even tattoos are fading as a personalized cultural statement.

This One Picture of Telly Savalas Refutes All Fears That Progress Has Ended |Nick Gillespie |October 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But shaving quickly became a hassle; the tedious measure of the day at work ahead.

Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point |Tim Teeman |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We need to take a razor and make a boundary in the shaving foam, people.

Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point |Tim Teeman |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Shaving: the most boring, tedious thing a man must do in his little retinue of personal upkeep chores.

Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point |Tim Teeman |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

There is a big difference between imagining not shaving and actually trying to not shave.

Meet the Professor of Hairy Studies |Lizzie Crocker |July 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Alluding to the custom of the Indian of shaving off all the hair except the scalp-lock.

Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3) |James Athearn Jones
The shaving and the kick might fittingly have been suppressed with dignity added to the picture of stern Wamba on horseback.

Toledo. The Story of an Old Spanish Capital |Hannah Lynch
There were no looking-glasses in the Presbytery but uncle had a piece not bigger than my two hands for his shaving.

The Arrow of Gold |Joseph Conrad
He was shaving, and in consequence his sentences were a little jerky.

The Children of Wilton Chase |Mrs. L. T. Meade
The custom of shaving and nicking the head of a fool is very old.

Folk-lore of Shakespeare |Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer

British Dictionary definitions for shaving (1 of 2)

shaving

/ (ˈʃeɪvɪŋ) /

noun

a thin paring or slice, esp of wood, that has been shaved from something

adjective

used when shaving the face, etc shaving cream

British Dictionary definitions for shaving (2 of 2)

shave

/ (ʃeɪv) /

verb shaves, shaving, shaved, shaved or shaven (mainly tr)

(also intr) to remove (the beard, hair, etc) from (the face, head, or body) by scraping the skin with a razor

to cut or trim very closely

to reduce to shavings

to remove thin slices from (wood, etc) with a sharp cutting tool; plane or pare

to touch or graze in passing

informal to reduce (a price) by a slight amount

US commerce to purchase (a commercial paper) at a greater rate of discount than is customary or legal

noun

the act or an instance of shaving

any tool for scraping

a thin slice or shaving

an instance of barely touching something

close shave informal a narrow escape

Derived forms of shave

shavable or shaveable, adjective

Word Origin for shave

Old English sceafan; related to Old Norse skafa, Gothic skaban to shave, Latin scabere to scrape

Idioms and Phrases with shaving

shave

see close call (shave).

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shaving

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Definition for shaving (2 of 2)

verb (used without object), shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav·en, shav·ing.

verb (used with object), shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav·en, shav·ing.

noun

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noun

adjective

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verb shaves, shaving, shaved, shaved or shaven (mainly tr)

noun

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shaving

noun

Origin of shaving

Words nearby shaving

Definition for shaving (2 of 2)

verb (used without object), shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav·en, shav·ing.

verb (used with object), shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav·en, shav·ing.

noun

Origin of shave

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noun

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for shaving (2 of 2)

verb shaves, shaving, shaved, shaved or shaven (mainly tr)

noun

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