Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Shingles.
Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Shingles and, of course, Shingles synonyms and on the right images related to the word Shingles.
ShinglesShingles Shin"gles, n. [OF. cengle a girth, F. sangle, fr. L.
cingulum a girdle, fr. cingere to gird. Cf. Cincture,
Cingle, Surcingle.] (Med.)
A kind of herpes (Herpes zoster) which spreads half way
around the body like a girdle, and is usually attended with
violent neuralgic pain. Shingle
Shingle Shin"gle, n. [Prob. from Norw. singl, singling, coarse
gravel, small round stones.] (Geol.)
Round, water-worn, and loose gravel and pebbles, or a
collection of roundish stones, such as are common on the
seashore and elsewhere.
ShingleShingle Shin"gle, v. t. [imp. &. p. p. Shingled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Shingling.]
1. To cover with shingles; as, to shingle a roof.
They shingle their houses with it. --Evelyn.
2. To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all
over the head, as shingles on a roof. Shingle
Shingle Shin"gle, v. t.
To subject to the process of shindling, as a mass of iron
from the pudding furnace.
Meaning of Shingles from wikipedia
-
Shingles, also
known as
herpes zoster or zona, is a
viral disease characterized by a
painful skin rash with
blisters in a
localized area.
Typically the...
- A roof’s
shingles are a roof
covering consisting of
individual overlapping elements.
These elements are
typically flat,
rectangular shapes laid in courses...
-
herpes zoster (
shingles), a
disease caused by
reactivation of the
varicella zoster virus,
which is also
responsible for chickenpox.
Shingles provokes a painful...
- Wood
shingles are thin,
tapered pieces of wood
primarily used to
cover roofs and
walls of
buildings to
protect them from the weather.
Historically shingles...
- over. It may also
spread through contact with the blisters.
Those with
shingles may
spread chickenpox to
those who are not
immune through contact with...
-
Thomas Shingles (3
April 1903 – 31 May 1984) was the
Master Engraver of the
Royal Canadian Mint from 1943
until his
retirement in 1965; he
first began...
-
Solar shingles, also
called photovoltaic shingles, are
solar panels designed to look like and
function as
conventional roofing materials, such as asphalt...
- "
Shingles for the Lord" is a
short story written by the
American author William Faulkner,
first published in The Sa****ay
Evening Post in 1943. The story...
-
relatively inexpensive up-front cost and is
fairly simple to install.
Asphalt shingles are an
American invention by
Henry Reynolds of
Grand Rapids, Michigan....
-
chickenpox (varicella)
commonly affecting children and
young adults, and
shingles (herpes zoster) in
adults but
rarely in children. As a late complication...
