Shaving (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of removing hair with a razor.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
The act of brushing against while passing.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something.
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The carpenter's workshop was littered with shavings from the previous day's project.
- A thin shaving of wood had splintered off the edge of the table.
- The furniture maker carefully collected the shavings from the lathe to use as kindling.
- A shaving of cedar had been inlaid into the intricate design on the wooden box.
- The sculptor's chisel sent a shaving of marble flying across the studio floor.