[shing-guh
l] 
noun, verb, -gled, -gling.| 1. | a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings. |
| 2. | a woman's close-cropped haircut. |
| 3. | Informal. a small signboard, esp. as hung before a doctor's or lawyer's office. |
| 4. | to cover with shingles, as a roof. |
| 5. | to cut (hair) close to the head. |
| 6. | hang out one's shingle, Informal. to establish a professional practice, esp. in law or medicine; open an office. |
| 7. | have or be a shingle short, Australian Slang. to be mentally disturbed, mad, or eccentric. |