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shaving oil

shaving oil noun: a type of oil applied to the skin for the purpose of shaving, adding a slip and a layer of protection between the blade and skin in order to shave without much friction.

Noun

shaving oil (countable and uncountable, plural shaving oils)

  1. A type of oil applied to the skin for the purpose of shaving, adding a slip and a layer of protection between the blade and skin in order to shave without much friction.

Forms of shaving oil

pluralshaving oils

Questions about shaving oil

What does shaving oil mean?
Shaving oil means a type of oil applied to the skin for the purpose of shaving, adding a slip and a layer of protection between the blade and skin in order to shave without much friction.
What part of speech is shaving oil?
Shaving oil is a noun.
What is the plural of shaving oil?
The plural of shaving oil is shaving oils.

Words near shaving oil in the dictionary

  1. shaving mills
  2. shaving mirror
  3. shaving mirrors
  4. shaving muscle
  5. shaving muscles
  6. shaving oil
  7. shaving oils
  8. shaving rag
  9. shaving rags
  10. shaving soap
  11. shaving soaps

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