shingle
1a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
a woman's close-cropped haircut.
Informal. a small signboard, especially as hung before a doctor's or lawyer's office.
to cover with shingles, as a roof.
to cut (hair) close to the head.
Idioms about shingle
hang out one's shingle, Informal. to establish a professional practice, especially in law or medicine; open an office.
have / be a shingle short, Australian Slang. to be mentally disturbed, mad, or eccentric.
Origin of shingle
1Other words from shingle
- shingler, noun
Other definitions for shingle (2 of 3)
small, waterworn stones or pebbles such as lie in loose sheets or beds on a beach.
a beach, riverbank, or other area covered with such small pebbles or stones.
Origin of shingle
2Other definitions for shingle (3 of 3)
to hammer or squeeze (puddled iron) into a bloom or billet, eliminating as much slag as possible; knobble.
Origin of shingle
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British Dictionary definitions for shingle (1 of 3)
/ (ˈʃɪŋɡəl) /
a thin rectangular tile, esp one made of wood, that is laid with others in overlapping rows to cover a roof or a wall
a woman's short-cropped hairstyle
US and Canadian a small signboard or nameplate fixed outside the office of a doctor, lawyer, etc
a shingle short Australian informal unintelligent or mentally subnormal
to cover (a roof or a wall) with shingles
to cut (the hair) in a short-cropped style
Origin of shingle
1Derived forms of shingle
- shingler, noun
British Dictionary definitions for shingle (2 of 3)
/ (ˈʃɪŋɡəl) /
coarse gravel, esp the pebbles found on beaches
a place or area strewn with shingle
Origin of shingle
2Derived forms of shingle
- shingly, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for shingle (3 of 3)
/ (ˈʃɪŋɡəl) /
(tr) metallurgy to hammer or squeeze the slag out of (iron) after puddling in the production of wrought iron
Origin of shingle
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Other Idioms and Phrases with shingle
see hang out one's shingle.
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