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shave vs epilation

epilation vs shave

shave and epilation both are nouns.

shave is a verb but epilation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shave Yes No Yes No
epilation Yes No No No
As nouns, epilation is a hypernym of shave; that is, epilation is a word with a broader meaning than shave:
  • shave: the act of removing hair with a razor
  • epilation: the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
Other hypernyms of shave include depilation.
shave (noun) epilation (noun)
the act of removing hair with a razor the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
loss of hair; the result of removing hair
shave (verb) epilation (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
Difference between shave and epilation

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