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shaving cream

shaving cream

14 1.0
A light foam you put on your face to make beard hair soft before using a razor
  • noun
  • /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ krim/
translation icon : crema de afeitar
  • He applied the shaving cream to his face, creating a rich lather for a smooth shave.
  • shaving cream and razor
  • shaving cream or soap
  • shaving cream on his face

And I love the shave oil over the shave cream like this, but I love this one as well.

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Examples

  • The man pressed it, and white shaving cream puffed into his hand.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Their shaving cream smells like coconuts.

  • Who left their shaving cream on the table?

  • The number one place I could find improvement was by changing my shaving cream.

    Blog text (1)
  • Andy, where did you get this shaving cream?

  • You've got a little shaving cream right here.

  • The bottom half of Trevor's face is covered with shaving cream.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • A man has five items in his bathroom: a toothbrush, shaving cream, razor, and a bar.

    Blog text (10)
  • Dodgson pulls an ordinary can of shaving cream from a shoulder bag he carries and sets it on the table.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • One applied shaving cream to his face, took a razor from his pocket, and shaved Lyle's chin.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

shaving foam
vsshaving cream
2.2

A foamy cream that softens the hair on your face to make cutting with a razor easier

is a lathering product applied to make froth not sold as a ready form
shaving soap
vsshaving cream
2.4

Soap that makes a thick, creamy lather to soften the hair on the face before using a razor

is a spreadable lathering substance rather than a solid cleansing bar

How Thick

shaving cream
14 1.0
hair oil
1 3.3

Surface Forms

shaving cream singular

Morphology

shaving + cream

The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'shaving' (the act of removing hair) with 'cream' (a topical preparation): a cream used for shaving. This head-modifier compound is a common, compositional pattern (e.g., 'crema de afeitar' in Spanish), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.

Etymology

Shaving cream is a plain name: it is a cream you put on your face for shaving. The soft foam makes the beard easier to cut and helps the razor move smoothly, so the name now means the product used 'to shave'.