shingle

¹shin·gle

noun \ˈshiŋ-gəl\

Definition of SHINGLE

1

: a small thin piece of building material often with one end thicker than the other for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building

2

: a small signboard especially designating a professional office —used chiefly in the phrase hang out one's shingle

3

: a woman's haircut with the hair trimmed short from the back of the head to the nape

Origin of SHINGLE

Middle English schingel, alteration of Old English scindel, from Medieval Latin scindula, alteration of Latin scandula

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with SHINGLE

cringle, dingle, jingle, mingle, single, tingle