Shave

/ʃeɪv/

Synonyms for "shave" (286 found)

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Closest matches (58)

Noun(11 words)

shaving adze adzes balds barbering barbers biopsy blade blades chip chipping

abate abbreviate abrade abridge abscind abstract amputate annihilate ban bar bate beatbeat downbeguilebeguile ofbilk bobboil downborrow break

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brushbrush bybunco burn capsulize caress cheapen cheat chisel chousechouse out ofclipclose shavecogcog the dicecome in contactcompress con condense contact contract cozen crib crop cull

Verb(2 words)

balded barbered

Strong matches (85)

curtail cutcut awaycut backcut downcut offcut off shortcut outcut pricescut shortdab decline decrease deduct deflate defraud depreciate derogate detract devaluate

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diddle diminish discountdiscount notesdisparage divedo indo out ofdock drag drain dress dubeat awayelide eliminate enucleate epitomize equalize eradicate erode euchre even except excise exclude extinguish extirpate extract fallfall in pricefile awayfinagle flam flatten fleece flimflam fob foreshorten fudgegive wayglance gouge grade graze grease gull gyp harrow have hit hocus hocus-pocus impair impinge isolatejew downkissknock off

Noun(5 words)

depilate depilation drawshave fleecinghair removal

Verb(1 words)

fleeced

Related words (143)

Verb(10 words)

knock offpared pares plane planed sheared slivered tonsured trim whittled

lay leach lend lessen level lop lour lower lubricatemark downmow mulct mutilatenarrow escapenarrow squeaknipnose divenose-dive nudge oil

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osculatepack the dealpare peelpick outpigeon plane planish plaster plummet plunge poll pollardpractice fraud uponprune purify ramp reap recap recapitulate reduce refine remove retrench rookroot outrubrub awayrule outsag scam scrape screwsell gold bricksset apartset asideshear shingle shortchange shorten shred sideswipe skim skirt skive slash sliver slump smoothsmooth downsmooth outsnubsqueak bystack the cardsstamp outstick stingstrike offstripstrip offstunt subduct subtractsum upsummarize swindle synopsizetake a divetake awaytake fromtake intake offtake outtelescope thimblerig thinthin outthrow a fighttouch trim truncate victimizewear awayweed whittlewipe outwithdraw

Noun(24 words)

mohawks offcut pare paring parring plane planing razors shagshape trimmingshave offshear sheers slice sliver slivering sliverssurface plane stocktonsure tonsures

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tonsuring trim whittles whittling

Adjective(2 words)

shaven truncated

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More general

22 entries

bring downcarve crease cutcut backcut downcut updepilation epilation graze groomhair removalmaterial fragmentmedical procedureneaten rake

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More specific

9 entries

body shavedermatologic shave biopsyfacial shaveleg shavemetal shavingplastic shavingskin shave biopsysuperficial shave biopsywood shaving

Collocations

11 entries

after shavebeard shavebody shavedry shaveelectric shavefacial shaveshave biopsyshave brushshave kitshave offwet shave

Inflections

4 entries

shaved shaven shaves shaving

Derivations

2 entries

shaver shaving

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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A shave, please.

Source: tatoeba (20758)

Please shave my beard.

Source: tatoeba (34802)

It is pleasant to shave off my beard.

Source: tatoeba (34804)

Do you also want a shave?

Source: tatoeba (34806)

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