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tile

noun

1 tile

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

Roget 223: covering, cover; baldachin, baldachino, baldaquin; canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, tente d'abri [Fr.], umbrella, parasol, sunshade; ... show more

Roget 225: clothing, investment; covering etc. 223; dress, raiment, drapery, costume, attire, guise, toilet, toilette, trim; ... show more

Dutch: vloertegel, pan, muurtegel, tapijttegel, tegel
Polish: kafel, kafelek

2 tile

A thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing.

synonym: roofing tile.

Dutch: dakpan, pan
Polish: dachówka

3 tile

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

verb

1 tile

Cover with tiles.


Moby thesaurus: Tarmac, Tarvia, adobe, ashlar, asphalt, biscuit, bisque, bitumen, bituminous macadam, blacktop, board, bowl, brick, bricks and mortar, cement, ceramic ware, ceramics, china, clapboard, clinker ... show more.

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