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• shingle — shingle1 shingler, n. /shing geuhl/, n., v., shingled, shingling. n. 1. a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings. 2. a woman s close cropped… …   Universalium

• roofing —   Pili.    ♦ Shingle roofing, pili papa.    ♦ Corrugated iron roofing, pili hao, pili piula …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• shingle — Synonyms and related words: arch over, bank, barber, beach, beam, berm, bestraddle, bestride, billet, board, boarding, bob, breccia, brick, bridge, ceiling, clapboard, coast, coastland, coastline, coif, coiffure, conk, cord, cordwood, deal,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Shingle — ♦ Wooden roofing tile, of cleft oak. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 414) …   Medieval glossary

• Wood shingle — Because trees were plentiful from the earliest days of settlement of North America, the use of wood for all aspects of construction is not surprising. Wooden roof shingles were lightweight, made with simple tools, and easily installed. Wooden… …   Wikipedia

• Asphalt shingle — An asphalt shingle is a type of roof shingle. They are one of the most widely used roofing covers because they are relatively inexpensive and fairly simple to install. Types of Asphalt ShinglesTwo types of asphalt shingles are used: organic and… …   Wikipedia

• Roof shingle — Roof shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements. These elements are normally flat rectangular shapes that are laid in rows without the side edges overlapping, a single layer is used to ensure a water resistant… …   Wikipedia

• Shake (shingle) — A shake is a wooden shingle that is made from split logs. When these are used for covering the top of a house, the result is a shake roof.Wood selectionIn North America shakes are typically made from Western Redcedar ( Thuja plicata ), while in… …   Wikipedia

• Tar — is a viscous black liquid derived from the destructive distillation of organic matter. Most tar is produced from coal as a byproduct of coke production, but it can also be produced from petroleum, peat or wood.Types of tarGeneralThe word tar is… …   Wikipedia

• Balcolyn, New South Wales — Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb name = Balcolyn city = state = nsw caption = lga = City of Lake Macquarie postcode = 2274 pop = 739 (2006 census) area = est = 1881 parish = Morisset stategov = Lake Macquarie fedgov = Charlton dist1 = 8… …   Wikipedia

• Yarrawonga Park, New South Wales — Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb name = Yarrawonga Park city = state = nsw caption = lga = City of Lake Macquarie postcode = 2264 pop = 740 (2006 census) area = est = parish = Morisset stategov = Lake Macquarie fedgov = Charlton dist1 = 7 …   Wikipedia