shaving
A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other materialA thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.
» You can always find plenty of wood shavings in the carpenter's workshop.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.
Span
стру́жкаstrúžka, опи́лкаopílka
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
(uncountable)The action of having a shave.
(Multicultural London English, countable, slang)A stabbing.
Examples
3 sentencesYou can always find plenty of wood shavings in the carpenter's workshop.
Tom opened the pencil sharpener and emptied the shavings out into the trash.
ruТом раскрыл точилку для карандашей и высыпал стружку в мусорное ведро.
The best hot cocoa I've ever had was made from real chocolate shavings.
Translations
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Forms
plural: shavingsSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable