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Noun
S:
(n)
shave
,
shaving
(the act of removing hair with a razor)
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
depilation
,
epilation
(the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin))
S:
(n)
shave
,
shaving
(the act of removing hair with a razor)
S:
(n)
electrolysis
(removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root)
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
shave
(remove body hair with a razor)
S:
(v)
shave
,
trim
(cut closely)
"trim my beard"
S:
(v)
shave
,
knock off
(cut the price of)
S:
(v)
plane
,
shave
(cut or remove with or as if with a plane)
"The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
plane
[Related to:
plane
] (a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood)
"the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"
derivationally related form
Overview
synset
W:
(n)
plane
[Related to:
plane
] (a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood)
W:
(n)
planer
[Related to:
plane
] (a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood)
sentence frame
S:
(v)
shave
(make shavings of or reduce to shavings)
"shave the radish"
S:
(v)
shave
(touch the surface of lightly)
"His back shaved the counter in passing"