shingles

/ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/ · noun

Meaning

Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.
A rectangular piece of steel obtained by means of a shingling process involving hammering of puddled steel.
A small signboard designating a professional office; this may be both a physical signboard or a metaphoric term for a small production company (a production shingle).
A punitive strap such as a belt.
(by extension) Any paddle used for corporal punishment.
Small, smooth pebbles, as found on a beach.

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