shingly

shin·gle ¹

 (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.

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[Middle English, from Old English scindel, scingal, from Late Latin scindula, alteration of Latin scandula (influenced by scindere, to split).]

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shin′gler n.

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shin·gle ²

 (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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[Middle English.]

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shin′gly adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

shingly - abounding in small stones; "landed at a shingly little beach" gravelly, pebbly rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"

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Translations

ghiaioso

shingly

[ˈʃɪŋglɪ] ADJ → guijarroso

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shingly

adj beach → steinig, voller Kieselsteine

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shingly

[ˈʃɪŋglɪ] adj (beach) → ciottoloso/a

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