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shave vs crease

crease vs shave

shave and crease both are nouns.

shave and crease both are verbs.

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

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