shingle has definitions from the fields of geology,architecture
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[ noun ] (geology) coarse beach gravel of small water-worn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)

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gravel

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[ noun ] building material used as siding or roofing

Synonyms

shake

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building_material

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[ verb ] (architecture) cover with shingles

Examples

"shingle a roof"

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roof

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[ noun ] a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.

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signboard

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