well-shaved

well-shave

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wel sheyv]
- /wɛl ʃeɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wel sheyv]
- /wɛl ʃeɪv/

Definitions of well-shaved word

verb without object well-shaved to remove a growth of beard with a razor. 1
verb with object well-shaved to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor. 1
verb with object well-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 well-shaved to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool: to shave hides in preparing leather. 1
verb with object well-shaved to reduce to shavings or thin slices: to shave wood. 1
verb with object well-shaved to cut or trim closely: to shave a lawn. 1

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Origin of well-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 Well-shaved

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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well-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".