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shinglingenUK
shin·gle 1 S0345500 (shĭng′gəl)n.1. A thin oblong piece of material, such as wood or slate, that is laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or sides of a house or other building.2. Informal A small signboard, as one indicating a professional office: After passing the bar exam, she hung out her shingle.3. A woman's close-cropped haircut.v.tr. shin·gled, shin·gling, shin·gles 1. To cover (a roof or building) with shingles.2. To cut (hair) short and close to the head.
[Middle English, from Old English scindel, scingal, from Late Latin scindula, alteration of Latin scandula (influenced by scindere, to split).]
shin′gler n.
shin·gle 2 S0345500 (shĭng′gəl)n.1. Beach gravel consisting of large smooth pebbles.2. A stretch of shore or beach covered with such gravel.
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shin′gly adj.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  shingling - (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same directiongeology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocksrock, stone - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" | | 2. | shingling - the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry"craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"building, construction - the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" |
IdiomsSeeshingleshinglingenUK
shingling[′shiŋ·gliŋ] (geology) imbrication shinglingenUK
Words related to shinglingnoun (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same directionRelated Wordsnoun the laying on of shinglesRelated Words- craft
- trade
- building
- construction
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