Shave

What “Shave” means

Verb

1. To 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. To cut anything in this fashion.
3. To remove hair from one's face by this means.
4. To 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.

Noun

1. An instance of shaving.
2. A thin slice; a shaving.
3. An exorbitant discount on a note.
4. A 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.

Where the word comes from

Inherited from Middle English shaven, schaven, from Old English sċafan (“to shave, scrape, shred, polish”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaban, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną (“to scrape”), from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to cut, split, form, carve”). Cognate with West Frisian skave, Dutch schaven, Low German schaven, German schaben, Danish skave, Norwegian Nynorsk skava, Swedish skava, Icelandic skafa, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (skaban), all roughly “to scrape, chafe, shave, plane, remove the outer lay of”.

From Middle English shave, from Old English sceafa, from Proto-Germanic *skabô.

Business name ideas with “Shave”

Industries where “Shave” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Barbershop
• Barber Shops