filingnoun
uk/ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/us/ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/filing noun (PUTTING IN A CONTAINER)
[ U ] the activity of putting documents, electronic information, etc. into files:
a filing cabinet
Her job involves filing and other general office work.
filing noun (RECORD)
[ C ] specialized law an official record of something:
a bankruptcy filing
filing noun (METAL PIECES)
filings [ plural ]
small pieces of metal that are removed from a larger piece by filing:
iron filings
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a nose idiom
- chip
- clipping
- crumb
- dollop
- droplet
- flake
- germ
- jot
- nose
- pat
- patch
- pennyworth
- pinpoint
- scattering
- scintilla
- shadow
- shard
- shred
- slip
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