SHINGLING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shingling mean? 

• SHINGLING (noun)
  The noun SHINGLING has 2 senses:

1. (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction

2. the laying on of shingles

  Familiarity information: SHINGLING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHINGLING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("shingling" is a kind of...):

rock; stone (material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust)

Domain category:

geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The laying on of shingles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

shingling is a craft very different from carpentry

Hypernyms ("shingling" is a kind of...):

craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)

Holonyms ("shingling" is a part of...):

building; construction (the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones)

Derivation:

shingle (cover with shingles)