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[ noun ] a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces

Used in print

(Jay Williams, The Forger....)

The fireplace had tiles made for Mrs._Monmouth by Picasso himself .

Related terms

slab tessera tile_roof

2
[ verb ] cover with tiles, of surfaces in a dwelling

Examples

"tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom"

Related terms

cover tesselate tessellate tiling

3
[ noun ] a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing

Synonyms

roofing_tile

Related terms

roofing_material hip_tile ridge_tile pantile clay

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Rhymes with

stile style fertile hostile versatile reptile tactile gentile turnstile lifestyle freestyle textile mercantile percentile peristyle projectile

Phonetic and Homophones

T AY1 L

Similar Spelling

Tillie Tilley till Tilly

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