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| tile [ tīl ] |
noun (plural tiles) |
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1. covering for floors, roofs, or walls: a thin flat or curved piece of baked, sometimes glazed, clay or synthetic material used to cover roofs, floors, and walls, or for decoration
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2. short pipe in drain: a short pipe of baked clay, concrete, or plastic used in making a drain
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3. hollow block: a hollow block of baked clay, concrete, or gypsum used as a building material for walls or floors
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4. tiles collectively: tiles considered collectively
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5. leisure playing piece: a rectangular playing piece in various games such as mahjongg
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verb (past and past participle tiled, present participle til·ing, 3rd person present singular tiles) |
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1. transitive verb lay tiles on something: to cover a surface with tiles
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2. transitive verb fit with drainage tiles: to put drainage tiles in something
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3. transitive and intransitive verb comput arrange windows on computer screen: to arrange the windows on a computer screen side by side so that all are visible
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| [Pre-12th century. < Latin tegula] |
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  til·er noun |
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