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SHAVE

5 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 2 pts
Big 2 pts
Super Big 2 pts

SHAVE is a valid 5-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 2 in Classic, 2 in Big, and 2 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

SHAVES-s 3 SHAVING 5 SHAVED-d 3 SHOVE 2 SHAVEN-n 3

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SHAVINGS 11
verb
  1. transitiveTo make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
  2. transitiveTo cut anything in this fashion.
  3. intransitiveTo remove hair from one's face by this means.
    • I had little time to shave this morning.
  4. transitiveTo cut finely, for example slices of meat.
  5. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
  6. To reduce in size, weight, time taken etc., usually by a small amount.
  7. archaictransitiveTo be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.
  8. USdatedslangtransitiveTo buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows.
  9. slangtransitiveTo injure by employing a knife.
noun
  1. An instance of shaving.
    • I instructed the barber to give me a shave.
  2. A thin slice; a shaving.
  3. USdatedslangAn exorbitant discount on a note.
  4. USdatedslangA premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.
  5. A hand tool, mainly for woodworking, consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end.
  6. informalA narrow miss or escape; a close shave.