shingle (n.)

  1. building material used as siding or roofing

    [ Syn: shake ]

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

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

    shingle (v.)

  1. cover with shingles; shingle a roof'

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