Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

unshaved

 - 3 dictionary results

shave

  [sheyv] verb, shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav⋅en, shav⋅ing, noun
Use unshaved in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
–verb (used with object)
2. to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor.
3. to cut off (hair, esp. the beard) close to the skin with a razor (often fol. by off or away).
4. to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool: to shave hides in preparing leather.
5. to reduce to shavings or thin slices: to shave wood.
6. to cut or trim closely: to shave a lawn.
7. to scrape, graze, or come very near to: The car just shaved the garage door.
8. Commerce. to purchase (a note) at a rate of discount greater than is legal or customary.
9. to reduce or deduct from: The store shaved the price of winter suits in the spring.
–noun
10. the act, process, or an instance of shaving or being shaved.
11. a thin slice; shaving.
12. any of various tools for shaving, scraping, removing thin slices, etc.
Origin:
bef. 900; (v.) ME schaven, schafen, OE sc(e)afan; c. D schaven to plane (a plank), abrade (the skin), LG schaven, G schaben, ON skafa to scrape, Goth skaban to shear, shave; (n.) ME schave tool for shaving, OE sc(e)afa, deriv. of the v.

Related forms:
shav⋅a⋅ble, shave⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
7. brush, glance, touch.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To unshaved
Slang Dictionary
shave

  1. tv.
    to reduce or lessen something. : The coach thought that the other team was shaving points, so he complained the next day.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

shave  (n.)
1604, "something shaved off;" from shave (v.); O.E. sceafa meant "tool for shaving." Meaning "a grazing touch" is recorded from 1834. Shaver "one who shaves" is recorded from c.1425; sense of "fellow, chap" is slang from 1592; phrase a close shave is from 1856, on notion of "a slight, grazing touch."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see unshaved on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way