Shingle

Russian Meaning

кровельная дранка

галька

гонт

короткая дамская стрижка

вывеска

голыши

обшивать гонтом

крыть гонтом

крыть дранкой

крыть щепой

коротко стричь волосы

English Meaning

  1. A thin oblong piece of material, such as wood or slate, that is laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or sides of a house or other building.
  2. Informal A small signboard, as one indicating a professional office: After passing the bar exam, she hung out her shingle.
  3. A woman's close-cropped haircut.
  4. To cover (a roof or building) with shingles.
  5. To cut (hair) short and close to the head.
  6. Beach gravel consisting of large smooth pebbles unmixed with finer material.
  7. A stretch of shore or beach covered with such gravel.