shaver
part of speech
noun (a shaver, shavers)
meaning for a pupil
1) An electric tool with small moving blades for cutting hair close to the skin, usually on the face or legs. tree →
2) (old-fashioned, informal) «A young shaver» is a boy or young lad. tree →
3) A person who shaves. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life a shaver is part of a grown-up's bathroom kit; safety lessons say children should not play with shavers or razors because the blades are sharp. In older stories an adult may call a boy «a young shaver». Phrases: «an electric shaver», «a shaver socket» (a special bathroom plug in the UK).
examples
- Dad uses an electric shaver every morning. tree →
- The bathroom has a special socket for the shaver. tree →
- Grandpa bought a new shaver because the old one was blunt. tree →
- Please don't use my shaver to cut the doll's hair! tree →
- (old-fashioned) "Come here, you young shaver," said the old farmer with a smile. tree →
- The shaver buzzes loudly. tree →
- Mum charges her shaver overnight. tree →
note
Countable. A «shaver» is usually electric; a «razor» is often a hand blade, though people mix the words. Comes from «shave» (shave, shaves, shaved, shaving).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «shaver» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.