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Shavings | Shaving

Shavings meaning

  1. plural of shaving; those particles or pieces left after or created by shaving.
  2. A fringe tree (Cionanthus virginicus)

Using Shavings

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of shaving; those particles or pieces left after or created by shaving. | A fringe tree (Cionanthus virginicus)
  • In the example corpus, shavings often appears in combinations such as: chocolate shavings, shavings and, metal shavings.

Context around Shavings

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Shavings

  • In this selection, "shavings" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, chocolate, metal, thin, turned, aren and wrapped stand out and add context to how "shavings" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and beard shavings and towering and and chocolate shavings wrapped in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shavings" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shavings

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The shavings turned red. (4 words)

Kiwis, berries, chocolate shavings and mini meringues to serve. (9 words)

For lead-free solder a slightly more aggressive cleaning, with brass shavings, can be used. (15 words)

The miscellanea-table that sports trash includes bent spoons, drief blood next to a hammer and stake (wouldn’t that be more suitable for vampires?) and remains of silver shavings from hurled holy water. (34 words)

That included metal shavings that were left in wiring bundles connecting to flight control systems and oxygen canisters in the cabin that wouldn't deploy properly in the event of an emergency. (32 words)

The recall was initiated over concerns that the meat might have been contaminated with metal shavings, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a news release. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Garnish each ramekin with whipped cream and top with chocolate shavings or a whiff of sifted cocoa.

The shavings turned red.

Use a potato peeler to peel the celeriac, then use the peeler to cut it and the pecorino into thin shavings.

It felt like a temple of nihilism, filled with prints made from dust and beard shavings and towering metal blocks, which seemed to physically weigh on my chest.

Kiwis, berries, chocolate shavings and mini meringues to serve.

Obviously, if the grass shavings aren't too out of control making piles all over your yard, it's best to just leave it.

That included metal shavings that were left in wiring bundles connecting to flight control systems and oxygen canisters in the cabin that wouldn't deploy properly in the event of an emergency.

You’ve shredded Irish Spring soap with your cheese grater, shoving shavings in deep, dark places.

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It’s also a good idea to clean any shavings that remain after this operation and, if you want, slap a bit of light oil on the walls.

Cookie Dough Delirium takes you through layers of rich, moist yellow cake and sweet ice cream with cookie Dough and chocolate shavings wrapped in fluffy white frosting.

The miscellanea-table that sports trash includes bent spoons, drief blood next to a hammer and stake (wouldn’t that be more suitable for vampires?) and remains of silver shavings from hurled holy water.

The recall was initiated over concerns that the meat might have been contaminated with metal shavings, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a news release.

After Alma poisons Reynolds’s tea with mushroom shavings and nurses him back to health ( is how you earn the love of another human being, folks), the two get married.

Another must-order: Lightly charred, wood-fired broccoli set atop parsnip purée, accented with blood orange, shavings of cured egg yolk, and benne seed (akin to sesame seed).

Perhaps it was taking the piss out of its deceased colleague, adding insult to being-hollowed-out-then-filled-with-wire-and-wood-shavings.

Shavings works for the Mekoryuk tribe, and one of her duties is to create an emergency plan for the community.

After being woken by undergraduates with a fire made of shavings, Gray climbed down the rope but landed in a tub of water which had been placed below his window.

As the wines age they can sometimes develop aromas associated with cedar, cigar boxes and pencil shavings.

For lead-free solder a slightly more aggressive cleaning, with brass shavings, can be used.

Morse, a wealthy Wall Street businessman and speculator, fooled doctors during medical exams, poisoning himself by eating soap shavings, toxins that left his body as quickly as the doctors left his bedside.

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Common combinations with shavings

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shavings" in a sentence?
An example: "Garnish each ramekin with whipped cream and top with chocolate shavings or a whiff of sifted cocoa." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shavings" from authentic English texts.
What does "shavings" mean?
Shavings means: plural of shaving; those particles or pieces left after or created by shaving.
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