Definition of
Tile
- (noun, artifact) a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
- (noun, artifact) game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.
- (noun, substance) a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing
- (verb, contact) cover with tiles
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Synonyms of Tile
Alternate forms of Tile
Derivations: tile, tiler, tiling
Hyponyms: hip tile, hipped tile, pantile, ridge tile, tessellate, tessera
Hypernyms: cover, man, piece, roofing material, slab
Origin of the word Tile
- O.E. tigele "roofing shingle," from W.Gmc. *tegala (cf. O.H.G. ziagal, Ger. ziegel, Du. tegel, O.N. tigl), a borrowing from L. tegula "tile" (cf. It. tegola, Fr. tuile), from tegere "roof, to cover" (see stegosaurus). Also used in O.E. and early M.E. for "brick," before that word came into use. The verb meani… more
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Words that sound like Tile
taal, tael, tai lue, tail, tala, tale, tall, tall oil, tall yellow-eye, tallow, tallow oil, tally, tattily, tattle, tautly, tea towel, teal, teetotal, tell, telly, thalia, the hill, the whole way, thill, thole, thule, tidal, tiddly, tidily, tilia, till, title, tittle, tl, toad lily, toddle, toil, tole, toll, tolu, tool
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