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roof vs shingle

shingle vs roof

roof and shingle both are nouns.

roof and shingle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
roof Yes No Yes No
shingle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shingle is a hyponym of roof; that is, shingle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than roof:
  • roof: provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof
  • shingle: cover with shingles
Other hyponyms of roof include thatch, slate.
roof (noun) shingle (noun)
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.
protective covering on top of a motor vehicle building material used as siding or roofing
an upper limit on what is allowed coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space
roof (verb) shingle (verb)
provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof cover with shingles
Difference between roof and shingle

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