Word: shaves
Phonetic:
/ʃeɪvz/Listen:
To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
To cut anything in this fashion. Example: The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green.
To remove hair from one's face by this means. Example: I had little time to shave this morning.
To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
To reduce in size or weight.
To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.
To buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows.
An instance of shaving. Example: I instructed the barber to give me a shave.
A thin slice; a shaving.
An exorbitant discount on a note.
A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.
A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave.
A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.
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