shaving
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈʃeɪvɪŋz/
- Specialized
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- The father removes the pencil and blows the shavings away from the needle-sharp tip.
- wood shavings
It's just bedding and litter pine shavings.
- It's just bedding and litter pine shavings.
- Oh, yeah, Lonnie still has metal shavings.
- I like to and next and then the next, but sometimes you get like you get like shavings Are those is that what that's called?
- There's also some shavings from the, from the round that I have to extract.
Examples
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The sweet scent of pine shavings makes one's head spin with longing; he cannot say for what or why.
Fiction book (1997) -
Amendments used in the mix include municipal leaves, short paper fiber, sawdust, and wood shavings.
Academic text (1999) -
"I was worried about those metal shavings.
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Just plastic and metal shavings.
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The material provided results are comparable to wood shavings or even more favorable.
Academic text (1999) -
During this time, the operation switched to using wood shavings as the principal carbon amendment in the recipe.
Academic text (1999) -
They found what was left of a neat pile of shavings.
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Roger Templeton sat in the corner by a small pile of wood shavings and looked up when he came in.
Fiction book (1999) -
There was another barn I used for breeding, the floor there covered with soft wood shavings, the walls padded.
Fiction book (1994) -
The carpenter swept up the wood shavings from the floor after finishing his project.
Synonyms
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3.5
A small piece taken from something larger, like a newspaper article or plant for growing
51
3.9
A very thin small piece cut or broken from something like wood
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1.1
A small piece cut off from grass or hair
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6.6
A thin piece of peel cut from fruit or vegetables
1
2.0
Thin curled pieces of wood used to protect or cushion objects, like bedding for animals
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4.1
A small piece you cut off with scissors or shears
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4.2
A small piece cut from cloth or paper with scissors
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 Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shaving for a thin slice comes from the same old English root sceafan meaning 'to scrape'. So, shavings are the thin bits you get when you 'shave' wood, metal, or chocolate.