SHINGLES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia

Synonyms:

herpes zoster; shingles; zoster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("shingles" is a kind of...):

herpes (viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane)

Present simple (third person singular) of the verb shingle