Word Finder - shaving

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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.

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To cut anything in this fashion.

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The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green.

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To remove hair from one's face by this means.

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I had little time to shave this morning.

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To cut finely, as with slices of meat.

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To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.

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To reduce in size or weight.

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To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.

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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.

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A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.

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The action of having a shave.

Katie snatched the shaving bag and a towel, stalking to the bathroom.

The servants were bringing in jugs and basins, hot water for shaving, and their well- brushed clothes.

He was standing in front of the mirror in his jeans and an athletic undershirt, shaving with a disposable razor.

Shaving soaps, which must obviously be free from alkali or any substance which irritates the skin, are characterized by readily forming a permanent lather.

He glanced at her in the mirror and stopped shaving long enough to answer.

Sharks' teeth, shells and bamboo were formerly generally used as cutting instruments for shaving and surgical operations.

The wearing of whiskers while shaving the chin was a Mogul fashion of the 17th and 18th centuries and is now seldom seen except among Deccani Mahommedans.

It consisted in shaving the whole head, leaving only a fringe of hair supposed to symbolize the crown of thorns.

It is natural for a man who does not understand the workings of a machine to imagine that a shaving that has fallen into it by chance and is interfering with its action and tossing about in it is its most important part.

The man who does not understand the construction of the machine cannot conceive that the small connecting cogwheel which revolves quietly is one of the most essential parts of the machine, and not the shaving which merely harms and hinders the working.

He glanced at her in the mirror and continued shaving.

Dean asked as he fingered the stubble-beard he'd never gotten around to shaving.

A few minutes later in Uncle Sally's Galley on Butler Street, Fred was hiding behind his menu, embarrassed to be out in public before shaving.

It is a feeble base, and gives a cherry-red coloration with a pine shaving.

Mourning is expressed by fasting, by shaving the head and face, or by cutting off the little finger.

Biographers have delighted to relate how painfully Demosthenes made himself a tolerable speaker, - how, with pebbles in his mouth, he tried his lungs against the waves, how he declaimed as he ran up hill, how he shut himself up in a cell, having first guarded himself against a longing for the haunts of men by shaving one side of his head, how he wrote out Thucydides eight times, how he was derided by the Assembly and encouraged by a judicious actor who met him moping about the Peiraeus.

If the skin feels a little sore apply a shaving balm to the shaved area and a moisturizer to the rest of the face.

Old-fashioned bristle shaving brush; shaving bowl; cut throat razor; base-metal pocket watch.

You typically roll around in paint and shaving cream and other filth in them, and you are never allowed to wash them.

I could even see a can of shaving foam through the window.

On site there are toilets, showers, electric hookups & shaving points.

Add a little more water to the bristles after shaving and you will probably have enough lather for a second, closer shave.

Natural healing ingredients such as tea tree oil and cooling menthol further help to reduce shaving irritation.

It now feels itchy, burning and I think I also have shaving rash.

I went and bought a razor and shaving cream and have never looked back.

The Gentleman's Shop is an independent retailer of finest quality shaving requisites, grooming products and personal accessories.

However inside there side there s enough shaving foam for 10 full shaves - more than enough for a holiday!

Do not use before shaving or on a freshly shaven skin.

The trouble is where do you stop shaving, just above the knee or halfway up the thigh?

The Guru said it should grow naturally for men includes not shaving.

John also has an electric razor as wet shaving was becoming hazardous.

To avoid shaving rash use a shaving rash use a shaving product for sensitive skin that has extra lubrication.

Beside the very big pencil shaving was a very small pencil.

The best method seems to be a warm bath with some bath oil, and use shaving soap or gel.

A shaving or make-up mirror of this type has a radius of curvature of 30 cm.

The Gentleman 's Shop is an independent retailer of finest quality shaving requisites, grooming products and personal accessories.

However inside there s enough shaving foam for 10 full shaves - more than enough for a holiday !

It is manufactured from saw dust, wood chips, shaving or bark.

Perfect as a family soap bar, shampoo bar, shaving bar.

However you use men-u shave cr.me you control the amount of water either on the shaving brush or in your hand.

You 've not been using my shaving brush, have you?

A shaving gel that contains natural botanical extracts for a smooth close clean shave.

Massage your shaving cream into the area to be shaved.

To avoid shaving rash use a shaving product for sensitive skin that has extra lubrication.

Trug maker Peter Marden was on hand, slaving away at shaving the thin strips of wood which form the pan of the basket.

Shaving underarm hair can help reduce the odor problem in that part.

Also each room has a sink & vanity unit with shaving electric point.

Sometimes a coat can be so matted that it simply isn't worth putting Kitty through the trauma of de-matting, and your groomer may recommend shaving the coat instead.

Turn off water while brushing teeth, shaving or hand washing dishes - Learn to shut off the water while you brush, shave or wash dishes.

Everyone gets a splinter at some point - whether from an errant bit of wood, a metal shaving or a thorn or burr from a plant.