shingles

noun

1. 1.Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.A rectangular piece of steel obtained by means of a shingling process involving hammering of puddled steel.
4. 4.A small signboard designating a professional office; this may be both a physical signboard or a metaphoric term for a small production company (a production shingle).
5. 5.A punitive strap such as a belt.