tile

Definition of Tile in English :

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Noun

1. tile

a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces

2. roofing tile, tile

a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing

roofing tile

3. tile

game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.

Verb

4. tile

cover with tiles

Example Sentences:
'tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tile

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noun

1.

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

▶ Related adjective: tegular

2.

a short pipe made of earthenware, concrete, or plastic, used with others to form a drain

3.

tiles collectively

4.

a rectangular block used as a playing piece in mah jong and other games

5. British old-fashioned, slang

a hat

6. on the tiles

verb

7. (transitive)

to cover with tiles

Tile

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noun

1.

a.

a thin, usually rectangular piece of stone, concrete, or unglazed, fired clay, used for roofing, flooring, etc.

b.

a thin, usually rectangular piece of glazed, fired clay, often decorated, used for fireplace borders, bathroom walls, etc.

c.

a similar piece of other material, as of metal, plastic, asphalt, rubber, etc., used to cover floors, walls, etc.

2.

tiles collectively; tiling

3.

a drain of semicircular tiles or earthenware pipe

4.

hollow blocks of burnt clay, used variously in construction

5.

any of the pieces used in mah-jongg or some other games

6. Informal

a high, stiff hat

verb transitiveWord forms: tiled or ˈtiling

7.

to cover with tiles

Tile

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n.

1. A thin, flat or convex slab of hard material such as baked clay or plastic, laid in rows to cover walls, floors, and roofs.

2. A short length of pipe made of clay or concrete, used in sewers and drains.

3. A hollow fired clay or concrete block used for building walls.

4. Tiles considered as a group: bought tile for the kitchen.

5. Games A marked playing piece, as in mahjong.

tr.v. tiled, til·ing, tiles

To cover or provide with tiles.

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