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Meaning of 'tile' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tile [ n.]
- A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel works.
- A small slab of marble or other material used for flooring.
- A plate of metal used for roofing.
- A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused.
- A draintile.
- A stiff hat.
2 . Tile [ v. t.]
- To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.
- To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.
- Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.

Meaning of 'tile' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tile [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cover with tiles
Example in sentence:
  • tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom

Nearby Words:

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