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- [sheyv]
- /ʃeɪv/
- /ʃeɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sheyv]
- /ʃeɪv/
Definitions of shaved word
- verb without object shaved to remove a growth of beard with a razor. 1
- verb with object shaved to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor. 1
- verb with object shaved to cut off (hair, especially the beard) close to the skin with a razor (often followed by off or away). 1
- verb with object shaved to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool: to shave hides in preparing leather. 1
- verb with object shaved to reduce to shavings or thin slices: to shave wood. 1
- verb with object shaved to cut or trim closely: to shave a lawn. 1
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Origin of shaved
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English schaven, schafen, Old English sc(e)afan; cognate with Dutch schaven to plane (a plank), abrade (the skin), Low German schaven, German schaben, Old Norse skafa to scrape, Gothic skaban to shear, shave; (noun) Middle English schave tool for shaving, Old English sc(e)afa, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Shaved
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shaved popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shaved usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shaved
adj shaved
- baldheaded — having a bald head
- beardless — without a beard
- clean-shaven — If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache.
- cue ball — the ball struck by the cue, as distinguished from the object balls
- depilated — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
verb shaved
- barbered — Simple past tense and past participle of barber.
- chined — Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; used in composition.
- delaminated — Describing any structure whose laminations have been removed.
- denatured — Having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed.
- desquamated — Simple past tense and past participle of desquamate.
adjective shaved
- clipped — Clipped means neatly cut.
- washy — diluted too much; weak: washy coffee.
- waterish — somewhat, or tending to be, watery.
- whiskerless — Without whiskers.
noun shaved
- rabbeted — Simple past tense and past participle of rabbet.
Top questions with shaved
- how to make shaved ice?
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