shingle in Hindi हिन्दी
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shingle in Sindhi سنڌي
shingle in English
- shingle⇄expr. hang out one's shingle, (Informal.) to open an office (used only of professional people).
Ex. He studied law ... and hung out his shingle (Albion W. Tourgee). - shingle⇄noun 1. a thin piece of wood or other material,used to cover roofs, walls, or the like. Shingles are laid in overlapping rows with the thicker ends showing.
2. (U.S. Informal.) a small signboard, especially one outside a doctor's or lawyer's offic - shingle⇄shingle (1), noun, verb, gled,-gling.
- shingle⇄shingle (2), noun.
(Especially British.)
1. loose stones or pebbles such as lie on the seashore; coarse gravel.
2. a beach or other place covered with this. - shingle⇄shingle (3), transitive verb, -gled,-gling.
to hammer or squeeze (a mass of iron taken from a puddling furnace) to press out the slag and impurities. - shingle⇄v.t. 1. to cover with shingles.
Ex. to shingle a roof.
2. to cut (the hair) in a shingle.