razor
/ˈreɪzə
/noun
An instrument with a sharp blade or set of blades, used to remove unwanted hair from the face or body: an electric razor...
- Some people will be giving away the razors to sell the blades.
- Disposable razors are very sharp and you can just throw them away when they're done.
- I also tried a disposable straight razor and never got the hang of it.
verb [with object]
Cut with a razor: the tapered cut is razored to give movement...
- ‘By keeping it short and razoring it, it should help control it,’ said Amy.
- Denise blunt-cut it to just above her shoulders, and then razored the ends to create a wispy effect.
- So instead I started using an electric razor to shave closely, but gradually got tired of that and just started razoring it again.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French rasor, from raser 'shave closely' (see raze).
Rhymes
- unrelenter
- unrelenting
- unrelentingly
- unrelentingness
- unrelentless
- unrelevant
- unreliability
- unreliable
- unreliableness
- unreliably
- unrelievable
- unrelieved
- unrelievedly
- unreligiosity
- unreligious
- unrelinquishable
- unrelinquishably
- unrelinquished
- unrelishable
- unrelished
- unrelishing
- unreluctant
- unreluctantly
- unremarkable
- unremarkably