shave
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- noun
- /ʃeɪv/
:
afeitado
- - What do you say we take a shave together?
Next, the gift of a holiday shave.
- Next, the gift of a holiday shave.
- But you, if I do a shave and a hair, it's like an hour.
- I need a chin strap shave.
Examples
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How about a quick shave?
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O'Connell is there, with clean clothes, a shave, and a haircut.
Fiction book (1999) -
I need a shower and a shave, he thought.
Fiction book (2001) -
His hair was sticking up and he needed a shave, but he was still sexy.
Fiction book (2002) -
I've got to go and get a shave and a hair cut.
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So I'm sure that you will enjoy the shave you get from dollarshaveclub.com.
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Besides, if you've never had a professional shave, you're missing out on a gentleman's experience.
Blog text (20) -
"Miss Lonetta," Morris fawned, "this is the best shave I've ever had."
Fiction book (1994) -
Shabby, grinning, in need of a shave and doubtless a drink, Ozzie Klackman approached.
Fiction book (1997) -
He scheduled an appointment for a quick shave at the barbershop on Main Street.
Synonyms
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Removing hair from the face or body with a razor
A way of cutting hair close to the skin to make skin smooth
Compounds
A scented lotion men use on their face after shaving to soothe and refresh the skin
How Close
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Shave (the act) takes its name from the same old English root sceafan meaning 'to scrape' or 'cut', which also gives us the word shaving for the material that comes off. So a shave is the action of removing hair by scraping it off.