| shaving | | |
| n. (act) | 1. shave, shaving | the act of removing hair with a razor. |
| ~ depilation, epilation | the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin). |
| ~ tonsure | shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order. |
| n. (object) | 2. paring, shaving, sliver | a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something. |
| ~ fragment | a piece broken off or cut off of something else.; "a fragment of rock" |
| ~ splint | a thin sliver of wood.; "he lit the fire with a burning splint" |
| ~ turning | a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe. |
| n. (act) | 3. grazing, shaving, skimming | the act of brushing against while passing. |
| ~ touching, touch | the act of putting two things together with no space between them.; "at his touch the room filled with lights" |
| whittle | | |
| n. (person) | 1. frank whittle, sir frank whittle, whittle | English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996). |
| ~ aeronautical engineer | an engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft. |
| v. (contact) | 2. pare, whittle | cut small bits or pare shavings from.; "whittle a piece of wood" |
| ~ cut | separate with or as if with an instrument.; "Cut the rope" |
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