Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaving oil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: shav-ing oil
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

shaving oils (plural)

Questions

What does shaving oil mean?: 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.

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