shaving
shaving Lexical Profile
shaving Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A very thin slice, strip, or curl pared off from a piece of wood, metal, chocolate, or other solid material (usually used in the plural).
"The carpenter swept up the fragrant cedar shavings that covered the workshop floor."
The act or process of cutting hair from the face or body close to the skin using a razor.
"A warm towel and a rich lather make daily shaving much more comfortable."
• verb
To cut hair from the face or body close to the skin with a razor (present participle of shave).
"He accidentally nicked his chin while shaving in a hurry before the morning meeting."
To cut or pare thin slices from the surface of something, or to reduce an amount or time by a small margin (present participle of shave).
"The chef finished the dish by shaving fresh black truffles over the warm pasta."
• Rhymes for shaving
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English 'scafung', a verbal noun from 'scafan' (to shave, scrape, or polish), which traces back to the Proto-Germanic root '*skabana'.