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tile
I. \ˈtīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tigel, tigele; akin to Old Saxon tiegla tile, Old High German ziagala, ziagal, Old Norse tigl; all from a prehistoric West Germanic-North Germanic word borrowed from Latin tegula — more at thatch
1. plural tiles or tile
a. : a flat or curved piece of fired clay, stone, concrete, or other material used especially for roofs, floors, or walls and often for such work of an ornamental nature — see encaustic tile, face tile; compare block, brick
b. : a hollow or a semicircular and open earthenware or concrete drain (as a pipe or gutter)
< laying out underground tile to drain fields — John Bird >
also : a piece used in constructing such a drain
c. : a hollow building unit made of burned clay or shale or of gypsum
2. : tiling
3. : a small flat piece of baked earth or earthenware used to cover vessels in which metals are fused
4. : hat; especially : a high silk hat
5. : a thin piece of resilient material (as an asphalt composition, cork, linoleum, or rubber) used especially for covering floors or walls
6. : a flat usually square ceramic plate used especially as a coaster for hot dishes or as an ornament
7. : a thin block used as a playing piece and usually marked (as with letters or characters) for a particular game
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- on the tiles
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English tilen, from tile, n.
transitive verb
1. : to cover with or as if with tiles
< tile a house >
< tile a floor >
2. also tyle \“\
a. : to protect (as a lodge meeting) from intrusion : guard
< tile the door >
b. : to bind or swear (a member of a secret society) to secrecy
3.
a. : to install drainage tile in
b. : to drain by use of tile
intransitive verb
: to install drainage tile |