shaving
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- noun
- /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/
:
afeitado
- There's a razor and shaving cream in the bathroom.
- shaving cream
It's time to gear up and get yourself the gift of shaving this holiday season.
- It's time to gear up and get yourself the gift of shaving this holiday season.
- They have other products, shaving creams and lotions.
- Also shave, butter, shaving cream and everything.
- And so I think the first thing was the shaving, and it didn't stop with legs.
- I got off, but I'd left me shaving stuff, stuff in the barbers.
- There's a man and the woman's locker room shaving, a little girl sitting in the corner.
- I think a spa should have a shaving.
Examples
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I found them among the shaving gear next to the washbasin.
Fiction book (1994) -
Grab my shaving cream and razor.
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Who left their shaving cream on the table?
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I could use some shaving equipment.
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OK, I'm going to wait until your shaving session is over.
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Had to chase all over town to find shaving cream with soap in it.
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The left side of his face was smeared with shaving cream, the right smooth and clean.
Fiction book (1997) -
The man pressed it, and white shaving cream puffed into his hand.
Fiction book (1990) -
Nedry presses the top of the can, and real shaving cream comes out.
Fiction book (1993) -
He began the morning routine with shaving his beard to look presentable for work.
Synonyms
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An act of removing hair from the face or body with a razor
Compounds
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1.6
A small brush that you use to put cream or soap on your face before using a razor
- Specialized
A tool that removes small amounts of metal after rough cutting to make gear teeth smooth and accurate
A foamy cream that softens the hair on your face to make cutting with a razor easier
Soap that makes a thick, creamy lather to soften the hair on the face before using a razor
A tree from Mexico and Guatemala with dense hairy flowers that look like brushes at branch ends
How Permanent
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7.4
6
3.9
- Specialized
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1.0
8
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shaving comes from an old English verb sceafan that meant 'to scrape' and is like the modern word shave. So, a shaving is literally scraping hair off the skin.