tile
IPA: tˈaɪɫ
noun
- A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.
- (computing) A rectangular graphic.
- Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.
- (dated, informal) A stiff hat.
verb
- (transitive) To cover with tiles.
- (graphical user interface) To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
- (computing theory) To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique.
- (Freemasonry) To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people.
- To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.
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Examples of "tile" in Sentences
- The floor of the nave and chancel is tiled.
- The adjacent walls are sheathed in ceramic tiles.
- The floors were covered in polychrome encaustic tiles.
- Vitrified tile is an alternative to marble and granite flooring.
- The old tile flooring was literally the ceiling for the basement.
- The floor of the church was laid in marble tiles in the 16th century.
- The altar is a stone monolith and the floor is made of colourful tiles.
- The floors are modern vinyl tile in the nave and marble in the chancel.
- The brick wall and the tiles detract from the elegance of the harpsicord.
- All the walls in the building are plastered, and the floors are vinyl tile.