Synonyms and antonyms of Shaving and hair removal in British Thesaurus

aftershave (noun)

a liquid with a strong pleasant smell that a man puts on his face after shaving

bikini line (noun)

the area of a woman’s skin near the edge of the lower part of a bikini, where there is hair that some women remove

depilatory (adjective)

used for removing hair from your body

depilatory (noun)

a substance that you use to remove hair from your body

electrolysis (noun)

the process of using a small current of electricity to remove hair permanently

pluck (verb)

to pull a hair from your face, head, or body using your nails or a pair of tweezers

pluck your eyebrows ()

to pull hairs out from around the edges of your eyebrows in order to make them look thinner and tidier

razor (noun)

a small tool or piece of electrical equipment used for shaving (=removing hair from your skin)

safety razor (noun)

a razor in which the blade is partly covered to prevent it from cutting your skin

shave (verb)

to make a part of your body smooth by cutting off the hair using a razor or shaver

shave (noun)

an act of cutting the hair from a part of your body using a razor or shaver

shave off ()

to cut hair from part of your body using a razor or a shaver

shaver (noun)

a small piece of electrical equipment that is used for cutting hair from a part of your body

shaving brush (noun)

a brush used for putting shaving cream on a part of your body that you want to shave, especially your face

shaving cream (noun)

a substance that someone puts on a part of their body before shaving it

wax (verb)

to put liquid wax on your skin and remove it when it is hard again in order to remove hair