shingle
/ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/ noun C2- A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.
- A rectangular piece of steel obtained by means of a shingling process involving hammering of puddled steel.
- A small signboard designating a professional office; this may be both a physical signboard or a metaphoric term for a small production company (a production shingle).
- A word-based n-gram.
Plural shingles
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The long platform was almost deserted; the only living creature in sight being a girl who was sitting on a pile of shingles at the extreme end.
She’s sitting out there on the shingles.
Marilla had done her work thoroughly and it had been necessary to shingle the hair as closely as possible.
They are waiting on the shingle—will you come and join the dance?
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