shingle

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noun (1)

shin·​gle ˈshiŋ-gəl How to pronounce shingle (audio)
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: 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

shingle

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verb

shingled; shingling ˈshiŋ-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce shingle (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to cover with or as if with shingles
2
: to bob and shape (the hair) in a shingle
3
: to lay out or arrange so as to overlap
shingler noun

shingle

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noun (2)

1
: coarse rounded detritus or alluvial material especially on the seashore that differs from ordinary gravel only in the larger size of the stones
2
: a place strewn with shingle
shingly adjective

Examples of shingle in a Sentence

Verb a house shingled with cedar
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Noun
The home’s exterior showcases roofing materials crafted from wood shake roofing / shingles. Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024 Wingard and manager Jeremy Platt will also produce, via their new shingle Breakaway Civilization, along with Barrett. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
These drives do not use shingled magnetic recording and have 10 platters. Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 Each palm-sized replica, from allspice to thyme, was hand-painted to be representative of the contents: bay leaves adorned with delicate foliage, garlic with purple blooms, and saffron’s shingled roof a shade perfectly matching the color of the spice. Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shingle 

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

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

Noun (2)

Middle English chyngell; akin to Middle Low German singel seashore gravel

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of shingle was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Shingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shingle. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

shingle

1 of 2 noun
shin·​gle ˈshiŋ-gəl How to pronounce shingle (audio)
1
: a small thin piece of building material for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building
2
: a small sign
3
: a woman's short haircut
shinglelike
-ˌlīk
adjective

shingle

2 of 2 verb
shingled; shingling -g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce shingle (audio)
1
: to cover with or as if with shingles
2
: to cut and shape the hair in a shingle

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