Meaning of "shingle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHINGLE

Scingle, from Late Latin scindula a split piece of wood, from Latin scindere to split.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SHINGLE

shingle  [ˈʃɪŋɡəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHINGLE

Shingle is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shingle in English.

WHAT DOES SHINGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shingle

Shingle can refer to a covering element as a roof shingle or wall shingle, including: ▪ Shake, a wooden shingle that is split from a bolt, with a more rustic appearance than a sawed shingle. ▪ Wood shingle, in modern usage this term is distinguished from a shake by being sawn rather than split out of a bolt of a log. The worker who saws shingles is called a shingle weaver. Shingle oak derived its name from being used for shingles in the past. ▪ Asbestos shingle, roof or wall shingles made with asbestos-cement board. ▪ slate shingle, roof or wall shingles made of slate. ▪ Asphalt shingle, the most common residential roofing material in North America. ▪ Solar shingle, a solar collector designed to look like a roof shingle.

Definition of shingle in the English dictionary

The first definition of shingle in the dictionary is a thin rectangular tile, esp one made of wood, that is laid with others in overlapping rows to cover a roof or a wall. Other definition of shingle is a woman's short-cropped hairstyle. Shingle is also a small signboard or nameplate fixed outside the office of a doctor, lawyer, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHINGLE

PRESENT

Present

I shingle

you shingle

he/she/it shingles

we shingle

you shingle

they shingle

Present continuous

I am shingling

you are shingling

he/she/it is shingling

we are shingling

you are shingling

they are shingling

Present perfect

I have shingled

you have shingled

he/she/it has shingled

we have shingled

you have shingled

they have shingled

Present perfect continuous

I have been shingling

you have been shingling

he/she/it has been shingling

we have been shingling

you have been shingling

they have been shingling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I shingled

you shingled

he/she/it shingled

we shingled

you shingled

they shingled

Past continuous

I was shingling

you were shingling

he/she/it was shingling

we were shingling

you were shingling

they were shingling

Past perfect

I had shingled

you had shingled

he/she/it had shingled

we had shingled

you had shingled

they had shingled

Past perfect continuous

I had been shingling

you had been shingling

he/she/it had been shingling

we had been shingling

you had been shingling

they had been shingling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will shingle

you will shingle

he/she/it will shingle

we will shingle

you will shingle

they will shingle

Future continuous

I will be shingling

you will be shingling

he/she/it will be shingling

we will be shingling

you will be shingling

they will be shingling

Future perfect

I will have shingled

you will have shingled

he/she/it will have shingled

we will have shingled

you will have shingled

they will have shingled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been shingling

you will have been shingling

he/she/it will have been shingling

we will have been shingling

you will have been shingling

they will have been shingling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would shingle

you would shingle

he/she/it would shingle

we would shingle

you would shingle

they would shingle

Conditional continuous

I would be shingling

you would be shingling

he/she/it would be shingling

we would be shingling

you would be shingling

they would be shingling

Conditional perfect

I would have shingle

you would have shingle

he/she/it would have shingle

we would have shingle

you would have shingle

they would have shingle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been shingling

you would have been shingling

he/she/it would have been shingling

we would have been shingling

you would have been shingling

they would have been shingling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you shingle
we let´s shingle
you shingle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to shingle

Past participle

shingled

Present Participle

shingling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF SHINGLE

Find out the translation of shingle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of shingle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shingle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: > 碎石滩
• Translator English - Spanish: guijarros
• English: shingle
• Translator English - Hindi: तख़्ती
• Translator English - Arabic: لوحة خشبية
• Translator English - Russian: галька
• Translator English - Portuguese: cascalho
• Translator English - Bengali: অমসৃণ নুড়ি
• Translator English - French: galets
• Translator English - Malay: Sirap
• Translator English - German: Kieselsteine
• Translator English - Japanese: 小石
• Translator English - Korean: 조약돌
• Translator English - Javanese: Shingle
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bản hiệu nhỏ
• Translator English - Tamil: கூழாங்கல்
• Translator English - Marathi: शिंगल
• Translator English - Turkish: çakıl
• Translator English - Italian: ciottoli
• Translator English - Polish: gont
• Translator English - Ukrainian: галька
• Translator English - Romanian: șindrilă
• Translator English - Greek: βότσαλα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: dakplankje
• Translator English - Swedish: singel
• Translator English - Norwegian: shingel

QUOTES WITH «SHINGLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shingle.

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Alexander Payne

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHINGLE»

Discover the use of shingle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shingle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Ecology of Dunes, Salt Marsh and Shingle

Summary: Discusses coastal sand dune, shingle beach, and salt marsh ecosystems, communities based upon relatively unconsolidated granular deposits which frequently rest upon solid rock or, much more rarely, on peat.

J.R. Packham, 1997

Newport Shingle Style

Photographs and text showcase fifteen houses in Newport that best represent shingle style homes from the past and present.

Cheryl Hackett, 2010

Cut and Assemble a Victorian Shingle Style House

Recreate a splendid shingle-style house based on an authentic New Jersey suburban home built in 1907. Step-by-step instructions and complete assembly diagrams.

Edmund V. Gillon, Jr., 1996

Shingle Style: 155 Home Plans from Classic Colonials to ...

Consider the lowly shingle. Rarely has a single building material had such a metamorphosis in its architectural influence. Shingle Style presents 165 modern designs from 20 of todays finest home designers and architects.

Home Planners, inc, 2001

The Shingle Nail: A Parable of Worth

In The Shingle Nail, Betty Schiefelbein gives a modern parable to help children of all ages understand how important everyone's role in the church is, regardless of size.

Betty Schiefelbein, 2010

The Shingle Style and the Stick Style: Architectural Theory ...

A new preface has been added and the bibliography and footnotes are brought up to date. "The last section of the book, on the origins and early development of Frank Lloyd Wright, is one of Scully's best.

Vincent Joseph Scully, 1971

Roofing, Flashing & Waterproofing

When water rushes down a valley, it has to be channeled downhill as it passes every shingle course. If the upper corners of the shingles are left straight in an open metal valley or a cut valley, water can be diverted away from the valley, ...

‎2005

The architecture of the American summer: the flowering of ...

Traces the development and influences of the American Shingle style of architecture, and shows examples of houses, hotels, country clubs, and churches built in this style

Vincent Joseph Scully, 1989

Landscape Construction

Second course Edge of roof D. Figure 31-15 Shingle installation pattern. with the left edge of the roof. Follow that shingle with full shingles along the entire length of the roof, trimming any excess at the end. Place each subsequent course so ...

David Sauter, 2005

Hanging Out a Shingle: An Insider's Guide to Starting Your ...

A fascinating glimpse into the challenges, excitement and human dimensions of starting a law firm.Dean John D. Ferrick, Fordham Law School

Harry F. Weyher, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHINGLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shingle is used in the context of the following news items.

Shingle maker backs out of Moberly

A shingle manufacturer says it has canceled plans to build a new production facility in Moberly. In a statement on their website, GAF Roofing blames bad market ... «KRCG, Jun 15»

Suspected shingle fire at Robin Hood Bay landfill

"Shingle pile burning" says a Robin Hood Bay dump site official. That might explain the black smoke #cbcnl pic.twitter.com/GJ0WiZOqE7. — @CBCMarkQuinn. «CBC.ca, May 15»

Boater who fired shots on Shingle Creek questioned

Witnesses think the gunman fired up to ten rounds toward a crowd of roughly a dozen young adults in Shingle Creek near Lake Tohopekaliga in Kissimmee. «WKMG Orlando, May 15»

DECRA Shingle XD Next Addition to Residential Renovations Metal …

The DECRA Shingle XD is pressure formed aluminum-zinc alloy coated steel with an acrylic bonded stone chip finish. The stone coating resists fading and UV ... «Send2Press Newswire, May 15»

Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt Shingle Recycling Program …

TOLEDO, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt LLC expands its Shingle Recycling Program making asphalt roof recycling solutions ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»

IKO Introduces One of its Most Advanced Roofing Shingles to Date

KANKAKEE, IL, April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - IKO, a global manufacturer of residential and commercial roofing shingles and related roofing products, recently ... «PR Newswire, Apr 15»

Shingle Springs to still get gun range - just much smaller and private

A gun range has opened on tribal land in Shingle Springs, but some nearby residents are concerned about the location. (Friday, April 17, 2015) News10/KXTV. «News10.net, Apr 15»

Asphalt shingle recycling facts and figures

Do you know which is the most commonly used type of roofing shingle? If you said "asphalt," you are correct; these shingles are used for about 80 percent of ... «MyFox Austin, Mar 15»

Shingle Springs gun range foes post sound test on YouTube

Opponents of an outdoor gun range in Shingle Springs said they don't want to hear the noise that could come from the range. Video from March 23, 2015. «News10.net, Mar 15»

Proposed outdoor gun range worries Shingle Springs neighbors

The gun range would be at the southeast corner of Highway 50 and Shingle Springs Drive, close to two elementary schools and a church, along with a number ... «KCRA Sacramento, Mar 15»