Shaves
/ʃeɪvz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Shaves
verb
- To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
- To cut anything in this fashion.
"The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green."
- To remove hair from one's face by this means.
"I had little time to shave this morning."
- To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
- To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
noun
- An instance of shaving.
"I instructed the barber to give me a shave."
- A thin slice; a shaving.
- An exorbitant discount on a note.
- A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.
- A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave.
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