overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

shiplap.

A type of wooden board that has rabbets to allow them to be overlapped, commonly used for the exterior siding of buildings.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃɪp(ˌ)læp/
  1. A type of wooden board that has rabbets to allow them to be overlapped, commonly used for the exterior siding of buildings.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From ship + lap.

verb/ˈʃɪp(ˌ)læp/
  1. To overlap boards by this means.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From ship + lap.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

shiplap has 7 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

shiplap studioshiplap workshello, shiplap

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.