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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of covering with shingles. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the laying on of shingles wordnet
3. 3
   Shingles, collectively; a covering made of shingles. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction wordnet
5. 5
   The process of expelling scoriae and other impurities by hammering and squeezing, in the production of wrought iron. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   The increasing of the storage density of a hard disk by writing tracks that partially overlap. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of shingle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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tilearcharch overasphaltbankbarber

Related phrases

w-shinglingwrought iron

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