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Meaning of shingles

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shingles

Pronunciation:/ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/

noun

Definitions

  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 rectangular piece of steel obtained by means of a shingling process involving hammering of puddled steel.

  3. A small signboard designating a professional office; this may be both a physical signboard or a metaphoric term for a small production company (a production shingle).

noun

Definitions

  1. A punitive strap such as a belt.

  2. (by extension) Any paddle used for corporal punishment.

noun

Definitions

  1. Small, smooth pebbles, as found on a beach.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shinglehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shingles

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