Crossword-Solution: SHAVE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Shave | - | obs. p. p. of Shave. |
| Shave | v. t. | To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a razor; as, to shave the beard. |
| Shave | v. t. | To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself. |
| Shave | v. t. | To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices. |
| Shave | v. t. | To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing. |
| Shave | v. t. | To strip; to plunder; to fleece. |
| Shave | v. i. | To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat. |
| Shave | v. t. | A thin slice; a shaving. |
| Shave | v. t. | A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving. |
| Shave | v. t. | An exorbitant discount on a note. |
| Shave | v. t. | A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular. |
| Shave | v. t. | A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave. |
| Shave | v. t. | The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| SHAVE | anagram | HAVES |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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greedy person
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Sentences with SHAVE (5)
Well, here she comes, and we said she was going to try and shave us; but she didn’t seem to be sheering off a bit.
Before he had a chance to apologize for his appearance, at least he was able to shave the three day old stubble on the train, the President apologized for the suddenness and hoped it wasn't too much of an inconvenience.
However, the decision reached, the Arab and his lieutenant discussed the details of their forthcoming ventures for a short time further, when Werper made his excuses and returned to his own tent for the comforts and luxury of a long-desired bath and shave.
And do you imagine, I said, that I am such a madman as to try and cheat, Thrasymachus? I might as well shave a lion.
All the same--” “I never thought of that,” I whispered back, even more appalled than before at the closeness of the shave, and marveling at that something unyielding in his character which was carrying him through so finely.
Quotes with SHAVE (3)
People will kill you. Over time. They will shave out every last morsel of fun in you with little, harmless sounding phrases that people uses every day, like: 'Be realistic!'" (2009)]
Truth is always stranger than fiction. We craft fiction to match our sense of how things ought to be, but truth cannot be crafted. Truth is, and truth has a way of astonishing us to our knees. Reminding us, that the universe does not exist to fulfill our expectations. Because we are imperfect beings who are self-blinded to the truth of the world’s stunning complexity, we shave reality to paper thin theories and ideologies that we can easily grasp — and we call them truths. Bu…
A man with a beard was always a little suspect anyway. You couldn't say you wore a beard because you liked a beard. People didn't like you for telling the truth. You had to say you had a scar so you couldn't shave.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, S&S, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 196 times in crossword archives (1947–2025).