| 单词 | shingle |
| 释义 | Word Frequency shingle 1(ˈʃɪŋɡəl) noun 1. a thin rectangular tile, esp one made of wood, that is laid with others in overlapping rows to cover a roof or a wall 2. a woman's short-cropped hairstyle 3. US and Canadian a small signboard or nameplate fixed outside the office of a doctor, lawyer, etc 4. a shingle short verb (transitive) 5. to cover (a roof or a wall) with shingles 6. to cut (the hair) in a short-cropped style Derived forms shingler (ˈshingler) noun Word origin C12 scingle, from Late Latin scindula a split piece of wood, from Latin scindere to splitWord Frequency shingle 2(ˈʃɪŋɡəl) noun 1. coarse gravel, esp the pebbles found on beaches 2. a place or area strewn with shingle Derived forms shingly (ˈshingly) adjective Word origin C16: of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian singl pebbles, Frisian singel gravelWord Frequency shingle 3(ˈʃɪŋɡəl) verb (transitive) metallurgy to hammer or squeeze the slag out of (iron) after puddling in the production of wrought iron Word origin C17: from Old French dialect chingler to whip, from chingle belt, from Latin cingula girdle; see cingulum |
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