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shaves

How many syllables in shaves?

  1 syllable

Divide shaves into syllables:   shaves
Syllable stress:   shaves
How to say shaves:

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What rhymes with shaves

1 syllable
  • braves
  • craves
  • knaves
  • raves
  • slaves
  • waives
  • caves
  • graves
  • paves
  • saves
  • staves
  • wave
2 syllables
  • behaves
    3 syllables
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