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Shaving

/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/

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.

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📖 Definitions of "Shaving"

verb

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.

noun

1
A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.
2
The action of having a shave.

🔄 Synonyms of "Shaving"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
slivernoun	A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
grazingnoun	(countable, uncountable) The action of animals eating, mainly of grass in a field or on other grassland.
skimmingnoun	(crime) The act of fraudulently copying a magnetic stripe from a magnetic stripe card, such as found on credit cards and bank cards, through the use of a skimmer
shaveverb	(transitive) To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
paringnoun	A fragment or shaving that has been pared.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shaving"

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Word	Definition
paringnoun	A fragment or shaving that has been pared.
sliververb	A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
skimmingnoun	(crime) The act of fraudulently copying a magnetic stripe from a magnetic stripe card, such as found on credit cards and bank cards, through the use of a skimmer
grazingnoun	(countable, uncountable) The action of animals eating, mainly of grass in a field or on other grassland.
barberverb	(transitive) To cut the hair or beard of (a person).
pogonotomynoun	The cutting of beards; shaving.
ebpnoun	—
razingnoun	complete destruction of a building
shearingnoun	The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
razoringverb	A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
scrapingnoun	(computing) Automated collection of data, data scraping.
trimmingnoun	(uncountable) The act or process of someone who trims.
clippingnoun	(uncountable, linguistics) A process of word formation involving shortening by removal of syllables, often terminal ones.
depilatingverb	To remove all hair from skin so as to make it smooth.
epilatingverb	To remove hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root, especially by plucking it out.
barberingnoun	The trade of and practice of shaving and cutting hair.
buzzingnoun	The sound produced by something that buzzes.
planingnoun	The act by which something is planed.
whittlingnoun	The art of carving shapes out of raw wood using a knife.
peelingnoun	The act of removing the outer surface in strips.