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shave

verb as in cut outer covering off

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The only time they asked me to do something was grow my hair so they could shave it in that one scene.

There is a big difference between imagining not shaving and actually trying to not shave.

According to Fahs, the “labor intensive” assignment “gives men some insight into what women who shave go through.”

Budgets are out of control because government executives lack flexibility to shave here and there to make ends meet.

Tipitina's in the warm blue fog, squatting beneath a crescent moon so sharp and clean you could shave a wild hog with it.

Neither shall they shave their heads, nor wear long hair: but they shall only poll their heads.

"That was a hell o' a narrow shave," quietly observed Tam Donaldson, as they panted together, and tried to collect themselves.

The monks have become so luxurious that they refuse to shave their heads and have commenced to array themselves in fine clothes.

On our way we had a near shave, for out of the darkness whizzed a shrapnel shell.

I was very much surprised when, after seven days without being able to shave, to see my face come out perfectly black all over!

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On this page you'll find 68 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shave, such as: brush, cut down, kiss, pare, prune, and shear.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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