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Shingle

Round, water-worn, and loose gravel and pebbles, or a collection of roundish stones, such as are common on the seashore and elsewhere.

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Gravel 76% connected

Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Roof 76% connected

The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sign 76% connected

That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Signboard 76% connected

A board, placed on or before a shop, office, etc., on which ssome notice is given, as the name of a firm, of a business, or the like.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 8

Shake 74% connected

obs. p. p. of Shake.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Shake 74% connected

obs. p. p. of Shake.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Shingler 74% connected

One who shingles.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Shingler 74% connected

One who shingles.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Shingly 74% connected

Abounding with shingle, or gravel.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Shingly 74% connected

Abounding with shingle, or gravel.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Shake 92% connected

obs. p. p. of Shake.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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