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paringnounA fragment or shaving that has been pared.
brushingnounAn instance of brushing.
tooth combnounAlternative form of toothcomb. [(British, chiefly figurative, sometimes proscribed) A comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search.]
tooth-combnounAlternative form of toothcomb. [(British, chiefly figurative, sometimes proscribed) A comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search.]
carbagenoun(informal) garbage in a car
toothcombnoun(British, chiefly figurative, sometimes proscribed) A comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search.
partingnounA farewell, the act of departing politely.
fine-tooth combnounA comb with fine, closely spaced teeth, especially one used for removing head lice and their nits (eggs) from the hair; a nit comb.
shavingnoun(uncountable) The action of having a shave.
kerfnounThe groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
pluckingnoun(gerund of pluck) An act in which something is plucked.
shagnounMatted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
scrapingverb(computing) Automated collection of data, data scraping.
shortsnounPants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.
pilenounA mass of things heaped together; a heap.
greasenounAnimal fat in a melted or soft state.
shearingnounThe act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
piecemeal(idiomatic) Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
brushcutnounAlternative form of brush cut. [(hairstyling) A closely-cropped male haircut in which the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush.]
grainernounOne who grains (paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc).

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