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shave
noun
verb
the act of removing hair with a razor
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- HAV
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
the act of removing hair with a razor
verb
remove body hair with a razor
verb
touch the surface of lightly
“His back shaved the counter in passing”
verb
cut closely
“trim my beard”
verb
make shavings of or reduce to shavings
“shave the radish”
verb
cut or remove with or as if with a plane
“The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”
verb
cut the price of
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Example Sentences
His back shaved the counter in passing
trim my beard
shave the radish
The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood
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