shavings

noun

plural of shaving
as in splinters

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  1. splinters
  2. slivers
  3. chunks
  4. parts
Noun
  • Legend has it this imperative caused the park’s architect, William Russell Everitt, to smash the original model to splinters with a baseball bat.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • Congress can swing the axe but taxpayers pick up the splinters.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of splinters
Noun
  • But embedded in nights such as Tuesday are slivers and morsels of hope and optimism.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • According to reports, Brinkley would inject slivers of Billy goat gonads into human scrotums as a cure for impotence.
    — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of slivers
Noun
  • Along the way, there are a smattering of sea days, typically bunched together in two- or three-day chunks.
    — Megan duBois, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Damaged Bark Lawn mowers, strimmers, and snowplows can take a major toll on tree health – especially if tree bark is peeled away in large chunks.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • And, as is the case in other parts of Europe, the real estate market in Hungary is cyclical.
    — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • To add to the dire situation, up to 80% of large parts of the city’s groundwater is contaminated, both by sewage and by naturally occurring substances such as arsenic.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of parts
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