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Shaving

noun/ʃˈeɪvɪŋ/
Definition
the act of removing hair with a razor
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ʃˈeɪvɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/ʃˈeɪvɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ʃˈeɪvɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈeɪvɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of removing hair with a razor
nouna thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
nounthe act of brushing against while passing
verbremove body hair with a razor
verbcut closely
“trim my beard”
verbcut the price of
verbcut or remove with or as if with a plane
“The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”
verbmake shavings of or reduce to shavings
“shave the radish”
verbtouch the surface of lightly
“His back shaved the counter in passing”
Word Forms
shaveverbremove body hair with a razor
pareverbcut small bits or pare shavings from
sliveryadjectiveresembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points
sliververbform into slivers
grazeverbbreak the skin (of a body part) by scraping
shavenounthe act of removing hair with a razor
shavernounan adult male who shaves
shavingnounthe act of removing hair with a razor
trimnouncutting down to the desired size or shape
trimmingnouncutting down to the desired size or shape
planenouna carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
planernouna power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Rasieren
das Entfernen von Haaren mit einem Rasiermesser
🇫🇷French
rasage
le fait d'épiler les poils avec un rasoir
🇪🇸Spanish
afeitado
el acto de eliminar el vello con una navaja
🇮🇹Italian
rasatura
l'atto di rimuovere i peli con un rasoio
🇳🇱Dutch
scheren
de handeling van het verwijderen van haar met een scheermes
🇵🇹Portuguese
barbear
o ato de remover pêlos com uma navalha
🇷🇺Russian
бритье
удаление волос бритвой
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हजामत बनाने का काम
रेजर से बाल हटाने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
শেভিং
একটি রেজার দিয়ে চুল মুছে ফেলার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
ஷேவிங்
ரேஸர் மூலம் முடியை அகற்றும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
షేవింగ్
రేజర్‌తో జుట్టును తొలగించే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
मुंडण
रेझरने केस काढण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
શેવિંગ
રેઝર વડે વાળ દૂર કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಶೇವಿಂಗ್
ರೇಜರ್‌ನಿಂದ ಕೂದಲನ್ನು ತೆಗೆಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഷേവിംഗ്
റേസർ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് മുടി നീക്കം ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ੇਵਿੰਗ
ਰੇਜ਼ਰ ਨਾਲ ਵਾਲਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
مونڈنا
استرا سے بالوں کو ہٹانے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
剃须
用剃刀去除毛发的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
シェービング
カミソリで毛を取り除く行為
🇰🇷Korean
면도
면도칼로 털을 제거하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cạo râu
hành động cạo lông bằng dao cạo
🇹🇭Thai
โกน
การกำจัดขนด้วยมีดโกน
🇮🇩Indonesian
cukur
tindakan menghilangkan rambut dengan pisau cukur
🇵🇭Filipino
pag-ahit
ang pagkilos ng pagtanggal ng buhok gamit ang labaha
🇲🇾Malay
bercukur
perbuatan membuang rambut dengan pisau cukur
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حلق
عملية إزالة الشعر بشفرة الحلاقة
🇮🇷Persian
اصلاح
عمل برداشتن مو با تیغ
🇹🇷Turkish
tıraş
bir usturayla tüyleri alma eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
גילוח
הפעולה של הסרת שיער בסכין גילוח
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'shaving'?
The primary meaning of 'shaving' is 'the act of removing hair with a razor'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'shaving' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'shaving' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'shaving' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'shaving' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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