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after-shave

after-shave is the alternative spelling of aftershave.

Meaning of aftershave

Noun

aftershave (countable and uncountable, plural aftershaves)

  1. a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
    • The box was jam packed full o' gifts for each manjack of us: razors, aftershave, toothbrushes, an' books.2013, Robert L. Buyer, Ursula T. Coute, Following the North Star, page 26

Forms of after-shave

pluralafter-shaves

Questions about after-shave

What is after-shave the alternative spelling of?
After-shave is the alternative spelling of aftershave.

Words near after-shave in the dictionary

  1. after-school specials
  2. after-sensation
  3. after-sensations
  4. after-shaft
  5. after-shafts
  6. after-shave
  7. after-shaves
  8. after-shock
  9. after-shocks
  10. after-stroke
  11. after-strokes

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