English Reference

Word

shaved

US/ˈʃeɪvd/

UK/ʃˈeɪvd/

Definition

adj. describes a person or a part of the body that has had the hair removed.

adj. describing a surface or person from which hair has been removed by shaving.

Examples

“He shaved his beard before the interview.”

“The swimmer shaved his entire body to reduce water resistance during the championship race.”

“Although he had worn a thick beard for decades, he suddenly shaved it off, revealing a jawline that his children had never actually seen before.”

Examples

simple

“He shaved his beard before the interview.”

contextual

“The swimmer shaved his entire body to reduce water resistance during the championship race.”

complex

“Although he had worn a thick beard for decades, he suddenly shaved it off, revealing a jawline that his children had never actually seen before.”

Etymology

From shave + -ed.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Synonyms

clean-shavensmooth

Antonyms

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Level
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Frequent
Updated

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