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Rareshaves
The correct spelling is shaves.
How to pronounce shaves
verb
IPA: /ʃeɪvz/
Say it like: Sha-ves
The correct spelling is shaves. 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.”
“I instructed the barber to give me a shave.”
Meanings
verb
- 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.To cut anything in this fashion.
- 3.To remove hair from one's face by this means.
- 4.To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
- 5.To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
noun
- 1.An instance of shaving.
- 2.A thin slice; a shaving.
- 3.An exorbitant discount on a note.
- 4.A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.
- 5.A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave.
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