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Shingle — can refer to: *A flat covering element for a roof, including **Shake (roof) **Roof shingle * Shingle beach, especially in Western Europe, a beach composed of pebbles * Shingle, an algorithm to detect duplicate documents in search engine *… … Wikipedia
shingle — shin‧gle [ˈʆɪŋgl] noun hang out your shingle COMMERCE to start your own business, especially as a lawyer or doctor * * * shingle UK US /ˈʃɪŋgl/ noun [C] US ► a sign outside the house or office of a doctor, lawyer, or other professional: »A… … Financial and business terms
Shingle — Shin gle, n. [OE. shingle, shindle, fr. L. scindula, scandula; cf. scindere to cleave, to split, E. shed, v. t., Gr. ???, ???, shingle, ??? to slit.] 1. A piece of wood sawed or rived thin and small, with one end thinner than the other, used in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shingle — Shin gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shingled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shingling}.] 1. To cover with shingles; as, to shingle a roof. [1913 Webster] They shingle their houses with it. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shingle — Ⅰ. shingle [1] ► NOUN ▪ a mass of small rounded pebbles, especially on a seashore. DERIVATIVES shingly adjective. ORIGIN of unknown origin. Ⅱ. shingle [2] ► … English terms dictionary
shingle — shingle1 [shiŋ′gəl] n. [prob. < Scand, as in Norw singel, akin to MDu singele, coastal detritus < ?] Chiefly Brit. 1. large, coarse, waterworn gravel, as found on a beach 2. an area, as a beach, covered with this shingly adj. shingle2… … English World dictionary
shingle — ● shingle nom masculin (anglais shingle, bardeau) Élément de couverture en matériau artificiel bitumé, simulant le bardeau ou l ardoise … Encyclopédie Universelle
Shingle — Shin gle, v. t. To subject to the process of shindling, as a mass of iron from the pudding furnace. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shingle — Shin gle, n. [Prob. from Norw. singl, singling, coarse gravel, small round stones.] (Geol.) Round, water worn, and loose gravel and pebbles, or a collection of roundish stones, such as are common on the seashore and elsewhere. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shingle — shingle1 shingler, n. /shing geuhl/, n., v., shingled, shingling. n. 1. a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings. 2. a woman s close cropped… … Universalium
Shingle — Operation Shingle Teil von: Zweiter Weltkrieg, Alliierte Invasion in Italien … Deutsch Wikipedia
