Personal Grooming Terms

verb The word 'shaved' is a past tense form of the verb 'shave', which means to remove hair from the body using a razor or other cutting tool.

• The barber carefully shaved the customer's beard with a straight razor.
• I shaved my legs this morning before going to the beach.
• He shaved off his mustache for a new look.
• She shaved some unnecessary expenses from her budget to save money.

adjective untidy and dirty as a result of being lazy or neglectful

• The slatternly appearance of the housekeeper was a constant source of embarrassment for the homeowner.
• She always looks so slatternly whenever she's running late for work.
• I can't believe she went out looking so slatternly, it's like she didn't even try.
• The slatternly state of the garden reflected the neglect and disarray in the owner's life.

noun a person who is lazy and messy in their habits

• The unkempt individual was often referred to as a slob due to their disheveled appearance.
• My roommate is such a slob, leaving dirty dishes all over the place.
• Don't be a slob and clean up after yourself!
• His sloppy work habits made him a slob in the eyes of his boss.

noun a person, place, thing, or idea; 'pin' and 'hound's tooth' are the nouns in the phrase

adjective describing the cleanliness of something

adverb modifying the adjective 'clean', indicating the degree of cleanliness

conjunction connecting the two similes 'as clean as a pin' and 'as clean as a hound's tooth'

article a determiner used before a noun to specify or limit it

• After the thorough cleaning, the laboratory was as clean as a new pin.
• Wow, your car is as clean as a hound's tooth! Did you just get it detailed?
• I scrubbed that kitchen until it was as clean as a pin!
• Her record was as clean as a hound's tooth, with no blemishes or mistakes.