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DEFINITIONS OF:
shaving
1
n
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
Synonyms:
paring
,
sliver
Types:
splint
a thin sliver of wood
turning
a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
Type of:
fragment
a piece broken off or cut off of something else
n
the act of removing hair with a razor
Synonyms:
shave
Types:
tonsure
shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
Type of:
depilation
,
epilation
the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
n
the act of brushing against while passing
Synonyms:
grazing
,
skimming
Type of:
touch
,
touching
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
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