shaving

[ US /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ʃˈe‍ɪvɪŋ/ ]

NOUN

a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
the act of removing hair with a razor
the act of brushing against while passing

Top Definitions Examples

How To Use shaving In A Sentence

I added a battery-powered electric razor I'd bought for shaving in droughts. WHITE LIES
But other waste streams pose bigger challenges like this stuff, called swarf, a mixture of metal shavings and liquids. CNN Transcript Nov 22, 2008
Carefully trimming, shaving and shaping one's facial hair can achieve a never-ending multitude of looks, such as handlebar moustaches, goatees and designer sideburns.
The other is for his carpentry and is aromatic with wood shavings and resin. Times, Sunday Times
On your next picnic, serve strawberries with a pot of honey and chopped toasted nuts or chocolate shavings.
The cross section of the cervical tissue containing both the epithelium and stroma was exposed by shaving off layers of the embedding medium and tissue using a cryostat.
Pre-wedding nerves can sometimes cause a groom to have a total sense of humour failure when a harmless little prank - shaving his eyebrows, say, or tattooing his cheeks - is played on him.
(Vaniqa) Remove hair pigment: Bleaching Temporary depilation: shaving, chemical depilators Temporary epilation: plucking, waxing Permanent removal: Electrolysis, Laser & intense pulsed light Recently Uploaded Slideshows
I think the last time I tried shaving with blades I left large gouges in my neck.
Use hair spray after shaving, all right ?

View all