SHAVE
What does "SHAVE" mean?
To remove hair from the skin by cutting it close with a razor or blade.
Meanings
- To cut hair off the skin level with the surface using a razor. He shaves every morning before work.
- To pare a thin layer or sliver off a surface. The carpenter shaved the edge of the door so it would close.
- To reduce slightly, as a price, time, or margin. She shaved two seconds off her record. figurative
- An act of removing hair with a razor. He stopped at the barber for a shave.
Word origin
From Old English 'sceafan', meaning to scrape or pare, from a Proto-Germanic root '*skabaną'; related to Latin 'scabere' (to scratch).
Remember it
SHAVE = SHAPE with the P swapped for a V - a razor shapes the face down to the skin.
A little poem
Steam, then the cold blade-
a man unmakes the night's growth
and meets the new day.
haiku
Wordplay
- The runner and the barber both bragged about a close shave - one beat the record, the other nearly nicked a chin.
What it teaches
A close shave is a triumph or a near-disaster depending on whether it's your race or your throat.
Quick facts
What does SHAVE mean?
To remove hair from the skin by cutting it close with a razor or blade.
Is SHAVE a valid word?
Yes — SHAVE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SHAVE?
SHAVE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SHAVE come from?
From Old English 'sceafan', meaning to scrape or pare, from a Proto-Germanic root '*skabaną'; related to Latin 'scabere' (to scratch).
What can SHAVE teach us?
A close shave is a triumph or a near-disaster depending on whether it's your race or your throat.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.