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Shave

obs. p. p. of Shave.

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Broader term 9

Carve 76% connected

To cut.

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Crease 76% connected

See Creese.

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Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Depilation 76% connected

Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing.

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Graze 76% connected

To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.

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Groom 76% connected

A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable.

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Rake 76% connected

An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting hay, or other light things which…

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Reduce 76% connected

To bring or lead back to any former place or condition.

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Trim 76% connected

To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.

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Manner of action 5

Fleece 76% connected

The entire coat of wood that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time.

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Razor 76% connected

A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head.

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Shear 76% connected

To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth.

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Skive 76% connected

The iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the facets of the gem.

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Tonsure 76% connected

The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn.

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Narrower term 1

Tonsure 76% connected

The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn.

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Derivationally related 6

Shaver 74% connected

One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.

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Shaver 74% connected

One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.

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Shaving 74% connected

of Shave

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Shaving 74% connected

of Shave

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Sliver 74% connected

To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood.

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Sliver 74% connected

To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood.

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Synonym 3

Plane 92% connected

Any tree of the genus Platanus.

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Shaving 92% connected

of Shave

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Trim 92% connected

To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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