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shingle vs building material

building material vs shingle

shingle and building material both are nouns.

shingle is a verb but building material is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shingle Yes No Yes No
building material Yes No No No
As nouns, building material is a hypernym of shingle; that is, building material is a word with a broader meaning than shingle:
  • shingle: building material used as siding or roofing
  • building material: material used for constructing buildings
shingle (noun) building material (noun)
a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g. material used for constructing buildings
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)
shingle (verb) building material (verb)
cover with shingles
Difference between shingle and building material

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