shingle Definition

shingle¹
noun

1. A thin rectangular tile, especially made of wood, laid with others in overlapping rows on a roof or wall.
2. These tiles collectively.
3. A board.
(US)
4. A small signboard or plate, eg hung outside a doctor's office.
5. A woman's short hairstyle, cropped at the back into overlapping layers.

verb shingled, shingling

1. To tile with shingles.
2. To cut in a shingle.

Etymology: 12c: from Latin scindula wooden tile, from scindere to split.

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shingle²
noun

1. Small pebbles that have been worn smooth by water, found especially in a series of parallel ridges on beaches.
2. A beach, bank or bed covered in gravel or stones.

Derivative: shingly
adj

Etymology: 16c.