shin·gle 1 (sh ng g l)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 (shnggl) n. 1. Beach gravel consisting of large smooth pebbles unmixed with finer material. 2. A stretch of shore or beach covered with such gravel. [Middle English.] shin gly adj. |
shingle1
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a thin rectangular tile, esp one made of wood, that is laid with others in overlapping rows to cover a roof or a wall
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a woman's short-cropped hairstyle
3. US and Canadian a small signboard or nameplate fixed outside the office of a doctor, lawyer, etc.
a shingle short Austral informal unintelligent or mentally subnormal
vb (tr)
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to cover (a roof or a wall) with shingles
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) to cut (the hair) in a short-cropped style
[C12 scingle, from Late Latin scindula a split piece of wood, from Latin scindere to split]
shingler n
shingle2
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) coarse gravel, esp the pebbles found on beaches
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a place or area strewn with shingle
[of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian singl pebbles, Frisian singel gravel]
shingly adj
shingle3
vb
(Engineering / Metallurgy) (tr) Metallurgy to hammer or squeeze the slag out of (iron) after puddling in the production of wrought iron
[from Old French dialect chingler to whip, from chingle belt, from Latin cingula girdle; see cingulum]
Shingle pebbles collectively, 1598—Wilkes.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  shingle - building material used as siding or roofingbuilding material - material used for constructing buildings |
| 2. | shingle - coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel) crushed rock, gravel - rock fragments and pebbles | |
| 3. | shingle - a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g. | |
| Verb | 1. | shingle - cover with shingles; "shingle a roof" roof - provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof |
Translations
shingle1
shingle2
n
(= tile) → Schindel f; (US inf: = signboard) → Schild nt; to put up one’s shingle (US) → ein Geschäft eröffnen; (doctor, lawyer) → sich niederlassen
shingle2
shingle [ˈʃɪŋgl] n
shingle [ˈʃɪŋgl] n
a. (on beach) → ciottoli mpl
b. (on roof) → scandola
c. (Am) (signboard) → insegna
shingle [ˈʃɪŋgl] n
a. (on beach) → ciottoli mpl
b. (on roof) → scandola
c. (Am) (signboard) → insegna
n shingle [ˈʃingl]
coarse gravel There's too much shingle and not enough sand on this beach. gruis حَصى ، حَصاة чакъл oblázky ral der Kies βότσαλο guijarro kivi-klibu تخته چوبي با سيماني sora (gros) cailloux שֶׁטָח אָבַנִים קְטָנות בַּחוֹף कंकड़ oblutak, šljunak nagyszemű kavics kerikil fjörumöl ghiaia, ciottoli 小石 조약돌, 자갈 aštrūs akmenukai oļi; rupja grants batu kerikil kiezel grus, singel ostry żwir seixo pietriş галька okruhliak, ploský kameň prod šindra []sten กรวดตามชายหาดหรือฝั่งแม่น้ำ çakıl taşı 小圓石 галька, голяк ساحل کے گھسے پتھر، سنگریزے đá cuội 鹅卵石
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