epilation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	cleaning, cleansing, cleanup,
definition	:	the act of making something clean (noun.act)

hyponym	:	shave, shaving,
definition	:	the act of removing hair with a razor (noun.act)

hyponym	:	electrolysis,
definition	:	removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root (noun.act)

2. loss of hair; the result of removing hair (noun.process)

hypernym	:	loss,
definition	:	gradual decline in amount or activity (noun.process)

hyponym	:	psilosis,
definition	:	falling out of hair (noun.process)

3. the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin) (noun.act)

derivation	:	depilate, epilate,
definition	:	remove body hair (verb.body)

derivation	:	depilate, epilate,
definition	:	remove body hair (verb.body)