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shaving

noun as in chip

noun as in sliver

noun as in splinter

Strongest match

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Drill sergeants greet them with abusive screaming before shaving their heads and shoving uniforms into their hands.

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The French-infused menu on a recent visit included individually plated potato ravioli served with a mushroom half glaze and black-truffle shavings.

Both camps were concealed in undergrowth and shrubbery and he had also taken to shaving his head to change his appearance and evade police.

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The England man was so sure the review would save him, he began to mark his guard, only for the replay to show umpire's call for shaving the leg stump.

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It said it would be shaving 3% from its budget and could not rule out any compulsory redundancies.

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

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