tile
noun /taɪl/
/taɪl/
Idioms - a flat, usually square, piece of baked clay, carpet or other material that is used in rows for covering walls and floors
- ceramic floor tiles
- carpet tiles
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broken
- cracked
- damaged
- …
- cover something with
- fit
- lay
- …
- a piece of baked clay that is used in rows for covering roofs
enlarge image- We lost a few tiles in the storm.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broken
- cracked
- damaged
- …
- cover something with
- fit
- lay
- …
- any of the small flat pieces that are used in particular board games
Word OriginOld English tigele, from Latin tegula, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘cover’.
Idioms
have a night on the tiles
- (British English, informal) to stay out late enjoying yourself