shave
[ sheyv ]
/ ʃeɪv /
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verb (used without object), shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav·en, shav·ing.
to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
verb (used with object), shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav·en, shav·ing.
noun
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Origin of shave
before 900; (v.) Middle English schaven, schafen,Old English sc(e)afan; cognate with Dutch schaven to plane (a plank), abrade (the skin), Low German schaven,German schaben,Old Norse skafa to scrape, Gothic skaban to shear, shave; (noun) Middle English schave tool for shaving, Old English sc(e)afa, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM shave
Words nearby shave
shatter cone, shattered, shatterproof, Shaun, Shavano Peak, shave, shave biopsy, shaveling, shaven, shaver, shavetail
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British Dictionary definitions for shave
shave
/ (ʃeɪv) /
verb shaves, shaving, shaved, shaved or shaven (mainly tr)
noun
Derived forms of shave
shavable or shaveable, adjectiveWord Origin for shave
Old English sceafan; related to Old Norse skafa, Gothic skaban to shave, Latin scabere to scrape
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Idioms and Phrases with shave
shave
see close call (shave).
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