verb Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "He had shaven his beard off completely, so I barely recognized him. " appearance body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut anything in this fashion. Examples : "The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green." appearance body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove hair from one's face by this means. Examples : "I had little time to shave this morning." appearance body human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut finely, as with slices of meat. Examples : "The chef shaven thin slices of prosciutto to garnish the salad. " food action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing. Examples : "The airplane shaven the treetops on its approach to the airport. " action appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To reduce in size or weight. Examples : "The carpenter shaven the thick plank of wood to make it fit the door frame. " appearance body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat. Examples : "The used car salesman shaven the young student by charging him double the car's actual value. " business economy finance moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows. Examples : "The loan shark shaved the desperate man's paycheck, leaving him with barely enough to feed his family. " business finance economy law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having been shaved. Examples : "Here are a few options, progressively more descriptive: * His face was shaven, and he looked younger. * With his head shaven, he felt much cooler in the summer heat. * The recruit looked smart in his uniform, his head newly shaven. " appearance body human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading