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Shaves
/ʃeɪvz/
To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
📖 Definitions of "Shaves"
- 1
To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
- 2
To cut anything in this fashion.
"The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green."
- 3
To remove hair from one's face by this means.
"I had little time to shave this morning."
- 4
To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
- 1
An instance of shaving.
"I instructed the barber to give me a shave."
- 2
A thin slice; a shaving.
- 3
An exorbitant discount on a note.
- 4
A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shaves"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| epilateverb | To remove hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root, especially by plucking it out. |
| knock offverb | (ambitransitive, slang) To halt one's work or other activity. |
| planenoun | An airplane; an aeroplane. |
| trimnoun | (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
| shortensverb | (transitive) To make shorter; to abbreviate. |
| lopped | (of plants or trees) having the top or outer parts cut off |
| haircutnoun | The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician. |
| slashesnoun | A slashing action or motion: |
| trimsnoun | (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
| nipsnoun | To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon. |
| brushesnoun | An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair. |
| wipesverb | (transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.) |
| squeezesverb | The state or property of being squeezable. |
| lathersnoun | A surname. |
| plumpsverb | (transitive) To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up. |
| slimsnoun | A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes. |
| lowersnoun | A surname. |
| pullsverb | (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. |
| tucksnoun | (transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric). |
| polishesverb | The language spoken in Poland. |
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