shingle

Definitions of shingle in various dictionaries:

noun - building material used as siding or roofing

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

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

verb - cover with shingles

A thin oblong piece of material, such as wood or slate, that is laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or sides of a house or other building.

A small signboard, as one indicating a professional office: She has to take the bar exam before she can hang out her shingle.

A woman’s close-cropped haircut.

To cover (a roof or building) with shingles.

To cut (hair) short and close to the head.

Beach gravel consisting of large smooth pebbles unmixed with finer material.

A stretch of shore or beach covered with such gravel.

verb - to cover with shingles (thin, oblong pieces of building material)