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 shaves his face every morning before going to work. " appearance body action 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." body appearance action 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." body appearance human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut finely, as with slices of meat. Examples : "The butcher shaved thin slices of roast beef for the dinner party. " food utensil 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 shaved the mountain peak, flying very close without touching it. " action physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To reduce in size or weight. Examples : "The tailor shaved the fabric to make the new dress fit better. " action process 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 often shaves his customers by adding hidden fees and exaggerating the car's 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 bank manager shaved 5% off the face value of the loan note, to get a better deal. " finance business law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An instance of shaving. Examples : "I instructed the barber to give me a shave." body appearance action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A thin slice; a shaving. Examples : "The carpenter swept up the shaves of wood from the floor after using the plane. " material part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The farmer accepted small shaves on the wheat contract to delay delivery until after the harvest. " business finance economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave. Examples : "The woodworker carefully smoothed the curved chair leg using his collection of shaves. " utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A narrow miss or escape; a close shave. Examples : ""The cyclist had a couple of shaves with passing cars on the narrow road, but thankfully arrived home safely." " action event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading