shavingsshav‧ings /ˈʃeɪvɪŋz/ noun [plural] 
Examples
a pile of wood shavings on the floor
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- A 3-cornered file is best for small diameters, but beware the fibre dust or shavings!
- A final mathematical note - only 11.5% of the original blank remained, the rest was expensive shavings.
- He orders ravioli with foie gras and white truffle shavings.
- I have had many letters asking for advice and questioning the use of bark and shavings because of coral spot fungus appearing.
- In the foreground was a tangle of metal shavings and a battle-scarred wrench.
- Stuck into the shavings were half a dozen long, slender tubes of bamboo.
- The man with the kidney lips folded his knife and stood up and brushed the whittle shavings out of his lap.
- There were the eternal school smells of chalk dust, wax crayons, cedar shavings, damp wool, and warm children.
WORD SETS► Industry
Collocationsaggregate, nounalloy, nounamber, nounanneal, verbarc welding, nounasbestos, nounassay, verbautomaker, nounaviation, nounBakelite, nounbasketry, nounbenzene, nounbevel, nounbiodegradable, adjectiveblast, verbblast furnace, nounboom, nounboom town, nounbore, verbbore, nounborehole, nounby-product, nouncane, nouncast, verbcasting, nouncedar, nounchipboard, nounchippings, nouncoalface, nouncollier, nouncolliery, nounconcentrate, nouncondenser, nounconstruction, nounconstructor, nounconverter, nouncork, nouncottage industry, nouncross-grained, adjectivecrude, adjectivedeskill, verbdetonate, verbdetonator, noundetoxification, noundevelopment, noundie, noundie casting, noundiesel, noundiesel fuel, noundiggings, noundrill, verbdrive, verbelectronics, nounend product, nounepoxy resin, nounextrude, verbfabricate, verbfabrication, nounforge, nounfound, verbfoundry, nounglass fibre, noungoldmine, nounground glass, nounhigh technology, nounindustrial, adjectiveindustrial archaeology, nounindustrialism, nounindustrialist, nounindustrialization, nouningot, nouninstallation, nounjute, nounlaminate, nounlaminated, adjectivelaser, nounlatex, nounlight industry, nounlime, nounlode, nounlow-tech, adjectivelubricant, nounlubricate, verbmacadam, nounmacerate, verbmachine, verbmachine tool, nounmachinist, nounmaker, nounmanganese, nounmanufacture, verbmanufacture, nounmasonry, nounmaterial, nounmatrix, nounmeat-packing, nounmetal, nounmetal fatigue, nounmetallic, adjectivemetallurgy, nounmetalwork, nounmill, verbmine, nounmine, verbminer, nounmining, nounmodular, adjectivemodule, nounmolten, adjectivemolybdenum, nounmortise, nounmother lode, nounmould, verbmoulding, nounochre, nounoff-cut, nounoil, nounoil paint, nounopencast, adjectiveoxyacetylene, nounpackaging, nounpaint stripper, nounpaintwork, nounpaling, nounpallet, nounpan, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpaper, adjectivepapier mâché, nounpatent leather, nounperfumery, nounpit, nounpitch, nounpithead, nounplane, verbplant, nounplywood, nounpost-industrial, adjectiveprocess, nounproduce, verbproduct, nounproduction, nounproductivity, nounpulp, verbpump, verbPVC, nounquarry, nounquartz, nounready-made, adjectiverefine, verbrefined, adjectivereprocess, verbroller, nounrough-hewn, adjectiverubber, nounsafety lamp, nounsandblast, verbsealskin, nounshaft, nounshavings, nounsheeting, nounsheet metal, nounshipbuilder, nounskilled, adjectiveslag, nounslag heap, nounsludge, nounslurry, nounsmelt, verbsmith, nounsmithy, nounsmokestack, nounsmokestack industry, nounsoftwood, nounsolder, nounsolder, verbsoldering iron, nounspirit level, nounspray paint, nounsteam, nounsteel, nounstrip mine, nounStyrofoam, nounsunrise industry, nounsynthesis, nounsynthesize, verbtannery, nountemper, verbtensile strength, nountextile, nounthree-ply, adjectiveunrefined, adjectiveunvarnished, adjectiveupright, nounvarnish, nounvat, nounvinyl, nounvulcanize, verbwarehouse, nounwattle, nounwax, nounwaxen, adjectivewaxy, adjectiveweld, verbweld, nounwelder, nounwickerwork, nounwire, nounwood, nounwood pulp, nounwork, verbworking, nounworkshop, nounwrought iron, nounyarn, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► wood shavings
very thin pieces, especially of wood, cut from a surface with a sharp blade: (=thin curly pieces)· He cleared up the wood shavings.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► wood· They were indeed works of art, great mop-headed beauties made from finely-cut wood shavings which curled into unbelievable shapes.· This idea of happiness was set among wood shavings in a noisy workshop.· The wood shavings and dust reached up in an awkward mess from the floor beside his legs.· Changing the straw bedding for wood shavings will help, also dampened hay and hard feed.· There was a clean, sweet smell of new wood and a tang of fresh paint. Wood shavings crunched underfoot.· Pulverized bark or even wood shavings can be used as it is so exposed to the air that denitrification is avoided.
a pile of wood shavings on the floor