SHAVINGS Synonyms

• a piece broken off or cut off of something else

• a broken piece of a brittle artifact

• an incomplete piece

• break or cause to break into pieces

• (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)

• a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

• a small piece of cloth

• tear into shreds

• the act of grazing

• the act of brushing against while passing

• a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

• (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel

• the act of removing hair with a razor

• remove body hair with a razor

• cut closely

• cut the price of

• cut or remove with or as if with a plane

• make shavings of or reduce to shavings

• touch the surface of lightly

• the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid

• reading or glancing through quickly

• failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it

• the act of brushing against while passing

• a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal

• a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

• divide into slivers or splinters

• break up into splinters or slivers

• form into slivers