shingle
1 of 3noun (1)
shin·gle ˈshiŋ-gəl 
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
shingle
2 of 3verb
shingled; shingling ˈshiŋ-g(ə-)liŋ
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
ˈshiŋ-g(ə-)lər
noun shingle
3 of 3noun (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
ˈshiŋ-g(ə-)lē
adjective 
Example Sentences
Verb a house shingled with cedar
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
Phrases Containing shingle
Kids Definition
shingle 1 of 2
noun
shin·gle ˈshiŋ-gəl
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
shingle
2 of 2verb
shingled; shingling
: to cover with shingles
shingling 1 of 2
noun
as in overlap
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- overlap
- imbrication
- lapping
- overlaying
- overspreading
- overlying
shingling
2 of 2verb
as in overlapping
Synonyms & Similar Words
- overlapping
- overlaying
- overspreading
- overlying
- lapping