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tile
[ tahyl ]
/ taɪl /
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noun
verb (used with object), tiled, til·ing.
to cover with or as with tiles.
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Origin of tile
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English tīgele (cognate with German Ziegel ), from Latin tēgula
OTHER WORDS FROM tile
tilelike, adjectivere·tile, verb (used with object), re·tiled, re·til·ing.Words nearby tile
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British Dictionary definitions for tile
tile
/ (taɪl) /
noun
verb
(tr) to cover with tiles
Derived forms of tile
tiler, nounWord Origin for tile
Old English tīgele, from Latin tēgula; related to German Ziegel
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