Definition of SHINGLES

shingles

Noun

  • eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
  • building material used as siding or roofing
  • coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
  • a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.
  • Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
  • plural of shingle

Verb

  • cover with shingles

Origin / Etymology

From Latin cingulus, variant of cingulum (“girdle”), translating Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē), ζωστήρ (zōstḗr).

Synonyms

herpes zoster, shake, shingle, zoster

Scrabble Score: 12

shingles: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
shingles: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shingles: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

shingles: valid Words With Friends Word