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shaving

DEFINITIONS OF: shaving

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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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