Synonyms of the word shingle


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shingle

  • n. A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping…
  • n. A rectangular piece of steel obtained by means of a shingling process involving hammering of puddled steel.
  • n. A small signboard designating a professional office; this may be both a physical signboard or a metaphoric…
  • v. (transitive) To cover with small, thin pieces of building material, with shingles.
  • v. (transitive) To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, like shingles on…
  • v. (transitive, manufacturing) To hammer and squeeze material in order to expel cinder and impurities from…
  • v. To lash with a shingle.
  • n. A punitive strap such as a belt, as used for severe spanking.
  • n. (by extension) Any paddle used for corporal punishment.
  • n. Small, smooth pebbles, as found on a beach.

gravel

  • n. (uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railroads, and as ballast.
  • n. A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.
  • n. (uncountable, geology) A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
  • n. (uncountable, archaic) Kidney stones; a deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the…
  • v. (transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.
  • v. To puzzle or annoy.
  • v. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
  • v. To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.
  • v. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.

roof

  • n. The cover at the top of a building.
  • n. The upper part of a cavity.
  • n. (mining) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
  • v. To cover or furnish with a roof.
  • v. To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.

shake

  • v. (transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
  • v. (transitive) To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate a negative.
  • v. (transitive) To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
  • v. (transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock.
  • v. (transitive) To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
  • v. (intransitive) To move from side to side.
  • v. (intransitive, usually as "shake on") To shake hands.
  • v. (intransitive) To dance.
  • v. To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
  • n. The act of shaking something.
  • n. A milkshake.
  • n. A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.
  • n. Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
  • n. (building material) A thin shingle.
  • n. A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.
  • n. A fissure in rock or earth.
  • n. A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.
  • n. (informal) Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.).
  • n. (nautical) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
  • n. (music) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff…
  • n. A shook of staves and headings.
  • n. (Britain, dialect) The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.

sign

  • n. (sometimes also used uncountably) A visible indication.
  • n. A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures.
  • n. (astrology) An astrological sign.
  • n. (mathematics) Positive or negative polarity. (Note: it is improper to place a sign on the number zero).
  • n. A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically,…
  • n. (uncountable) Sign language in general.
  • n. An omen.
  • n. (medicine) A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, is unlikely to be noticed…
  • n. A military emblem carried on a banner or standard.
  • v. To make a mark.
  • v. To make the sign of the cross.
  • v. To indicate.

signboard

  • n. (US) A board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted.

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