shave vs depilation
depilation vs shaveshave and depilation both are nouns.
shave is a verb but depilation is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shave | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| depilation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
depilation is a hypernym of
shave; that is, depilation is a
word with a broader meaning than shave:
- shave: the act of removing hair with a razor
- depilation: the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
Other hypernyms of shave include
epilation.
| shave (noun) | depilation (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of removing hair with a razor | the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin) |
| the condition of being void of hair |
| shave (verb) | depilation (verb) |
|---|---|
| remove body hair with a razor | |
| touch the surface of lightly | |
| cut closely | |
| cut or remove with or as if with a plane | |
| make shavings of or reduce to shavings | |
| cut the price of |
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