'Tile' definitions:

Definition of 'tile'

(from WordNet)
noun
A flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
noun
A thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing [syn: tile, roofing tile]
noun
Game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.
verb
Cover with tiles; "tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom"

Definition of 'Tile'

From: GCIDE
  • Tile \Tile\, v. t. [See 2d Tiler.] To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tile'

From: GCIDE
  • Tile \Tile\, n. [OE. tile, tigel, AS. tigel, tigol, fr. L. tegula, from tegere to cover. See Thatch, and cf. Tegular.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Arch.) (a) A small slab of marble or other material used for flooring. (b) A plate of metal used for roofing. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Metal.) A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A draintile. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A stiff hat. [Colloq.] --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
  • Tile drain, a drain made of tiles.
  • Tile earth, a species of strong, clayey earth; stiff and stubborn land. [Prov. Eng.]
  • Tile kiln, a kiln in which tiles are burnt; a tilery.
  • Tile ore (Min.), an earthy variety of cuprite.
  • Tile red, light red like the color of tiles or bricks.
  • Tile tea, a kind of hard, flat brick tea. See Brick tea, under Brick. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tile'

From: GCIDE
  • Tile \Tile\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tiling.]
  • 1. To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles. [1913 Webster]
  • The muscle, sinew, and vein, Which tile this house, will come again. --Donne. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'tile'

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Words containing 'Tile'