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shaved

The correct spelling is shaved.

How to pronounce shaved

verb

IPA: /ʃeɪvd/

Say it like: Sha-ved

The correct spelling is shaved. 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. For example: "The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green."

Usage Examples

The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green.

I had little time to shave this morning.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.To cut anything in this fashion.
  3. 3.To remove hair from one's face by this means.
  4. 4.To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
  5. 5.To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.

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