shingle
noun/ˈʃɪŋɡəl/
Frequency rank: #13,374 most common English word
Meaning
a thin, flat piece of material (wood, slate, etc.) used to cover roofs or walls in overlapping rows.
Example sentence
After the storm, we found shingle scattered all over the yard from the damaged roof.
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