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crease vs shave

shave vs crease

crease and shave both are nouns.

crease and shave both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crease Yes No Yes No
shave Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shave is a hyponym of crease; that is, shave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crease:
  • crease: scrape gently
  • shave: touch the surface of lightly
crease (noun) shave (noun)
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade the act of removing hair with a razor
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
crease (verb) shave (verb)
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased remove body hair with a razor
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic touch the surface of lightly
make wrinkled or creased cut closely
scrape gently cut or remove with or as if with a plane
make shavings of or reduce to shavings
cut the price of
Difference between crease and shave

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