shavings

Meanings

Noun

• the act of removing hair with a razor
• a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
• the act of brushing against while passing
• plural of shaving; those particles or pieces left after or created by shaving.
• A fringe tree (Cionanthus virginicus)

Verb

• remove body hair with a razor
• cut closely
• cut the price of
• cut or remove with or as if with a plane
• make shavings of or reduce to shavings
• touch the surface of lightly

Synonyms

grazing, knock off, paring, plane, shave, shaving, skimming, sliver, trim