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shaving

[shey-ving] / ˈʃeɪ vɪŋ /
NOUN
bit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dose fragment item part portion sample shard slice sliver snippet taste trace
STRONG
atom butt chip chunk crumb dab dash division dollop dot driblet droplet end excerpt flake fraction grain iota jot lick lump mite modicum moiety molecule morsel niggle parcel particle peanuts pinch scale scintilla scrap section segment share shred smidgen snatch snip specimen speck splinter sprinkling stub stump tittle trickle
WEAK
chicken feed
Antonyms
STRONGEST
entirety lot whole
STRONG
agreement glob
NOUN
chip
Synonyms
STRONGEST
slice wafer
STRONG
dent flake fragment gobbet nick notch paring part scrap scratch sliver wedge
Antonyms
STRONG
whole
NOUN
flake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
leaf
STRONG
cell disk drop foil lamella lamina layer membrane pellicle plate scab section sheet skin slice sliver wafer
Antonyms
STRONG
whole
NOUN
minim
Synonyms
STRONG
atom butt chip chunk crumb dab dash division dollop dose dot dram driblet drop droplet end excerpt flake fraction fragment grain iota item jot lick mite modicum molecule morsel ounce parcel part particle peanuts pinch portion sample scale scintilla scrap scruple section segment shard share shred slice sliver smidgen snip snippet specimen speck splinter sprinkling stub stump taste tittle trace trickle trifle whit
WEAK
chicken feed moiety niggle ort snatch
Antonyms
STRONG
agreement entirety glob lot total whole
NOUN
ort
Synonyms
WEAK
atom butt chicken feed chip chunk crumb dab dash division dollop dose dot dram driblet drop droplet end excerpt flake fraction fragment grain iota item jot lick lump minim mite modicum moiety molecule morsel niggle ounce parcel part particle peanuts pinch portion sample scale scintilla scrap scruple section segment shard share shred slice sliver smidgen snatch snip snippet specimen speck splinter sprinkling stub stump taste tittle trace trickle trifle whit
NOUN
sliver
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flake fragment shred slice snippet
STRONG
bit paring snip splinter thorn
Antonyms
STRONGEST
whole
NOUN
smidgen
Synonyms
STRONGEST
iota morsel sliver whiff
STRONG
atom crumb dab dash drop fraction fragment grain mite particle pinch scintilla scrap shard shred speck tad taste trace whisper
WEAK
chicken feed little bit small amount small bit small quantity wee bit
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lot
STRONG
entirety glob total whole
NOUN
splinter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sliver
STRONG
bit chip flake fragment needle paring wood
Antonyms
STRONG
whole
NOUN
tittle
Synonyms
STRONG
atom butt chip chunk crumb dab dash division dollop dose dot dram driblet drop droplet end excerpt flake fraction fragment grain iota item jot lick lump minim mite modicum moiety molecule morsel ounce parcel part particle peanuts pinch portion sample scale scintilla scrap scruple section segment shard share shred slice sliver smidgen snip snippet specimen speck splinter sprinkling stub stump taste trace trickle trifle whit
WEAK
chicken feed niggle ort snatch
Antonyms
STRONG
agreement entirety glob lot total whole

Example Sentences

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Today’s players earn too much money to risk their careers for whatever extra they could make by shaving points, the argument went.

From The Wall Street Journal

You always knew the menagerie was nearby because the smell turned from swampy to wood shavings, wet fur, and assorted musty scents.

From Literature

It ran in the barber shop and streaked up one side of the chair where Mr. Perry was shaving someone.

From Literature

Our classroom smelled faintly of pencil shavings and cafeteria biscuits.

From The Wall Street Journal

Foams appear in everyday life as soap suds, shaving cream, whipped toppings and food emulsions like mayonnaise.

From Science Daily

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