teja — meaning in English

English meaning

• shingle noun A thin, often overlapping piece of roofing or wall covering material.
• tile noun A thin, flat slab of material such as clay, stone, or ceramic, used to cover roofs, floors, or walls.

Senses

teja is used for these senses in English:

• roof tile (obsolete) A ridge tile, A tile for the ridge of a roof.
• shingle 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.
• tile A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.

shingle — full definition

1. noun A thin, often overlapping piece of roofing or wall covering material.
2. noun A small signboard, especially one advertising a professional office.
3. noun Small, smooth pebbles found on a beach, or a beach covered in them.
4. verb To cover a roof or wall with shingles.

tile — full definition

1. noun A thin, flat slab of material such as clay, stone, or ceramic, used to cover roofs, floors, or walls.
2. noun A small flat piece used in games such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.
3. verb To cover a surface with tiles.

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