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shave /ʃe I v/ (shaves , shaving , shaved )

1 VERB When a man shaves , he removes the hair from his face using a razor or shaver so that his face is smooth. □ [V ] He took a bath and shaved before dinner. □ [V n] He had shaved his face until it was smooth. □ [V n with off ] It's a pity you shaved your moustache off. ● N‑COUNT Shave is also a noun. □  He never seemed to need a shave. ●  shav|ing N‑UNCOUNT □  …a range of shaving products.

2 VERB If someone shaves a part of their body, they remove the hair from it so that it is smooth. □ [V n] Many women shave their legs. □ [V n with off ] If you have long curly hair, don't shave it off.

3 VERB If you shave someone, you remove the hair from their face or another part of their body so that it is smooth. □ [V n] The doctors shaved his head. □ [V n] She had to call a barber to shave him.

4 VERB If you shave off part of a piece of wood or other material, you cut very thin pieces from it. □ [V n with off ] I set the log on the ground and shaved off the bark. □ [V n + off ] She was shaving thin slices off a courgette.

5 VERB If you shave a small amount off something such as a record, cost, or price, you reduce it by that amount. □ [V n + off/from ] She's already shaved four seconds off the national record for the mile. □ [V n] Supermarket chains have shaved prices.

6 → see also shaving

7 PHRASE If you describe a situation as a close shave , you mean that there was nearly an accident or a disaster but it was avoided. □  I can't quite believe the close shaves I've had just recently. USAGE shave

Shave is not usually a reflexive verb. Don’t say ‘ He had a bath and shaved himself ’. Say ‘He had a bath and shaved ’.

shav|en /ʃe I v ^ə n/

1 ADJ If a part of someone's body is shaven , it has been shaved. □  …a small boy with a shaven head.

2 → see also clean-shaven

shav|er /ʃe I və ^r / (shavers ) N‑COUNT [oft adj N ] A shaver is an electric device, used for shaving hair from the face and body. □  …men's electric shavers.

shav|ing /ʃe I v I ŋ/ (shavings )

1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Shavings are small very thin pieces of wood or other material which have been cut from a larger piece. □  The floor was covered with shavings from his wood carvings. □  …metal shavings.

2 → see also shave

sha v|ing cream (shaving creams ) also shaving foam N‑VAR Shaving cream is a soft soapy substance which men put on their face before they shave. □  …a tube of shaving cream.

shawl /ʃɔː l/ (shawls ) N‑COUNT A shawl is a large piece of woollen cloth which a woman wears over her shoulders or head, or which is wrapped around a baby to keep it warm.

she ◆◆◆ /ʃi, STRONG ʃiː/ She is a third person singular pronoun. She is used as the subject of a verb. 1 PRON You use she to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal who has already been mentioned or whose identity is clear. □  When Ann arrived home that night, she found Brian in the house watching TV. □  She was seventeen and she had no education or employment.

2 PRON Some writers may use she to refer to a person who is not identified as either male or female. They do this because they wish to avoid using the pronoun 'he' all the time. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use 'he or she' or 'they'. □  The student may show signs of feeling the strain of responsibility and she may give up.

3 PRON She is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation. □  Our country needs new leadership if she is to help shape the future of the world.