shaving
English Thesaurus
1. the act of brushing against while passing (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | touch, touching, |
| definition | : | the act of putting two things together with no space between them (noun.act) |
2. the act of removing hair with a razor (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | depilation, epilation, |
| definition | : | the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | tonsure, |
| definition | : | shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order (noun.act) |
3. a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | fragment, |
| definition | : | a piece broken off or cut off of something else (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | splint, |
| definition | : | a thin sliver of wood (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | turning, |
| definition | : | a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe (noun.object) |
4. the act of brushing against while passing (noun.act)
| derivation | : | shave, |
| definition | : | touch the surface of lightly (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | graze, |
| definition | : | break the skin (of a body part) by scraping (verb.contact) |
5. the act of removing hair with a razor (noun.act)
| derivation | : | shave, |
| definition | : | remove body hair with a razor (verb.body) |
6. a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something (noun.object)
| derivation | : | sliver, |
| definition | : | form into slivers (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | shave, |
| definition | : | make shavings of or reduce to shavings (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | pare, whittle, |
| definition | : | cut small bits or pare shavings from (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | sliver, splinter, |
| definition | : | divide into slivers or splinters (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | slivery, splintery, |
| definition | : | resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points (adj.pert) |
7. the act of brushing against while passing (noun.act)
| derivation | : | shave, |
| definition | : | touch the surface of lightly (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | graze, |
| definition | : | break the skin (of a body part) by scraping (verb.contact) |
8. the act of removing hair with a razor (noun.act)
| derivation | : | shave, |
| definition | : | remove body hair with a razor (verb.body) |
9. a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something (noun.object)
| derivation | : | sliver, |
| definition | : | form into slivers (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | shave, |
| definition | : | make shavings of or reduce to shavings (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | pare, whittle, |
| definition | : | cut small bits or pare shavings from (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | sliver, splinter, |
| definition | : | divide into slivers or splinters (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | slivery, splintery, |
| definition | : | resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points (adj.pert) |
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