skive vs shave
shave vs skiveskive is not a noun while shave is a noun.
skive and shave both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| skive | No | No | Yes | No |
| shave | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
shave is a hypernym of
skive; that is, shave is a
word with a broader meaning than skive:
- skive: remove the surface of
- shave: touch the surface of lightly
| skive (noun) | shave (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of removing hair with a razor |
| skive (verb) | shave (verb) |
|---|---|
| remove the surface of | 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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