tile
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.
to cover with or as with tiles.
Origin of tile
1Other words from tile
- tilelike, adjective
- re·tile, verb (used with object), re·tiled, re·til·ing.
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How to use tile in a sentence
In parallel, they are building new kilns to produce traditional tiles and bricks.
It does however fit on a Super Scrabble board, which is twice the size and played with twice the number of tiles.
Well, La Ti Da: Stephin Merritt’s Winning Little Words of Scrabble | David Bukszpan | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the inside is the usual mix of off-white, flecked linoleum tiles and segmented ceiling panels, dull and dimly lit.
Native American Basketball Team in Wyoming Have Hoop Dreams Of Their Own | Robert Silverman | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe ceiling was in bad shape, tiles coming off of it, and Khader talked of a restoration project under way.
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple | Michael Luongo | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is also soot staining the tiles, suggesting the bodies were burned or there had been a small blast.
She heard through the half-open door Mr. Orgreave's slippers on the tiles of the passage leading to the stairs.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettIn a sweeping passion she seized a glass vase from the table and flung it upon the tiles of the hearth.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThe tiles were generally smaller, two or three being required for an adult grave.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowThese graves were once all hermetically sealed by slabs of marble, or tiles of terra cotta.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowMost of these slabs and tiles have disappeared, and many of the graves have long been rifled of their contents.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
British Dictionary definitions for tile
/ (taɪl) /
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
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
British old-fashioned, slang a hat
on the tiles informal on a spree, esp of drinking or debauchery
(tr) to cover with tiles
Origin of tile
1Derived forms of tile
- tiler, noun
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