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tile
[ tahyl ]
noun
- a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- any of various similar slabs or pieces, as of linoleum, stone, rubber, or metal.
- tiles collectively.
- a flat, rectangular playing piece used in certain games, as Scrabble and mah-jongg.
- a pottery tube or pipe used for draining land.
- Also called hollow tile. any of various hollow or cellular units of burnt clay or other materials, as gypsum or cinder concrete, for building walls, partitions, floors, and roofs, or for fireproofing steelwork or the like.
- Informal. a stiff hat or high silk hat.
verb (used with object)
- to cover with or as with tiles.
tile
/ ٲɪ /
noun
- a flat thin slab of fired clay, rubber, linoleum, etc, usually square or rectangular and sometimes ornamental, used with others to cover a roof, floor, wall, etc tegular
- a short pipe made of earthenware, concrete, or plastic, used with others to form a drain
- tiles collectively
- a rectangular block used as a playing piece in mah jong and other games
- old-fashioned.a hat
- on the tiles informal.on a spree, esp of drinking or debauchery
verb
- tr to cover with tiles
Derived Forms
- ˈپ, noun
Other Word Forms
- پl adjective
- ·پ verb (used with object) retiled retiling
Word History and Origins
Origin of tile1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tile1
Example Sentences
He snares a suite of tiles and wins a coin within 11 minutes.
Seven tiles in his dining room floor cracked in March, which he blames on vibration from the trucks.
He has found them hidden everywhere from inside fridges and barbecues to behind fake fuse boxes and tiled panels complete with hydraulic lifts.
Her modest galley kitchen in Los Angeles retains its charming period tile and sky-high cabinets that reach the 14-foot ceiling.
Filled with sumptuous seating, a patterned ceiling and artfully arranged bookshelves backed with floral wallpaper, the library is a mix of new and old, including the home’s original tiled fireplace.
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