shaving
Definition
- n. the act of removing hair with a razor
- n. a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
- n. the act of brushing against while passing
- v. remove body hair with a razor
- v. cut closely
- v. cut the price of
- v. cut or remove with or as if with a plane
- v. make shavings of or reduce to shavings
- v. touch the surface of lightly
Word forms
- Plural
- shavings
Example sentences
n.
He is shaving off the excess wood to make the table smoother.
n.
The doctor collected some shaving from the patient's skin for analysis.