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Definition of 'tile'

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"

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]

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]

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]