shingle

noun

a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.

coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)

building material used as siding or roofing

verb

cover with shingles

Roots

scindulashingle- · Latin · roof tile, split wood

Synonyms for shingle

roofingn clapboardn rooftreen slatesn brickn housetopn tilen sheathingn rooftopn lathwork

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Where does shingle come from?

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