shingle tile
1Tile — For other uses, see Tile (disambiguation). Decorative tilework in Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran early 17th century A tile is a manufactured piece of hard wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally …
2shingle — Ⅰ. shingle [1] ► NOUN ▪ a mass of small rounded pebbles, especially on a seashore. DERIVATIVES shingly adjective. ORIGIN of unknown origin. Ⅱ. shingle [2] ► …
3tile — (n.) O.E. tigele roofing shingle, from W.Gmc. *tegala (Cf. O.H.G. ziagal, Ger. ziegel, Du. tegel, O.N. tigl), a borrowing from L. tegula tile (Cf. It. tegola, Fr. tuile), from tegere roof, to cover (see STEGOSAURUS …
4shingle — English has two distinct words shingle. The older, ‘roof tile’ [12], was borrowed from Latin scindula, a variant of scandula ‘roof tile’. This was probably derived from scandere ‘ascend’ (source of English ascend, descend, scan, etc), the… …
5shingle — English has two distinct words shingle. The older, ‘roof tile’ [12], was borrowed from Latin scindula, a variant of scandula ‘roof tile’. This was probably derived from scandere ‘ascend’ (source of English ascend, descend, scan, etc), the… …
6shingle — {{11}}shingle (1) thin piece of wood, c.1200, scincle, from L.L. scindula, altered (by influence of Gk. schidax lath or schindalmos splinter ) from L. scandula roof tile, from scindere to cleave, split, from PIE root *sked to split. Meaning …
7shingle — shingle1 noun a mass of small rounded pebbles, especially on a seashore. Derivatives shingly adjective Origin ME: of unknown origin. shingle2 noun 1》 a rectangular wooden tile used on walls or roofs. 2》 dated a woman s short haircut, tapering… …
8shingle — I. /ˈʃɪŋgəl / (say shingguhl) noun 1. a thin piece of wood, slate, etc., usually oblong and with one end thicker than the other, used in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and sides of houses. 2. a woman s close cropped haircut. 3. Originally US …
9shingle — Synonyms and related words: arch over, bank, barber, beach, beam, berm, bestraddle, bestride, billet, board, boarding, bob, breccia, brick, bridge, ceiling, clapboard, coast, coastland, coastline, coif, coiffure, conk, cord, cordwood, deal,… …
10tile — Synonyms and related words: Tarmac, Tarvia, adobe, ashlar, asphalt, biscuit, bisque, bitumen, bituminous macadam, blacktop, board, bowl, brick, bricks and mortar, cement, ceramic ware, ceramics, china, clapboard, clinker, cobble, cobblestone,… …
