tile
tile Lexical Profile
tile Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A thin, flat, and usually square piece of baked clay, stone, concrete, or other material, used for covering roofs, floors, or walls.
"The kitchen floor was covered in elegant ceramic tiles."
A small, flat piece bearing a design or character, used in games such as Mahjong, dominoes, or word games.
"She drew a blank tile from the bag and used it to complete a high-scoring word."
A hollow or semi-circular pipe made of fired clay, used for drawing off water from agricultural land.
"The farmer installed drainage tiles to prevent the fields from flooding during heavy rains."
• verb
To cover a surface, such as a roof, floor, or wall, with tiles.
"They decided to tile the bathroom with a beautiful ocean blue ceramic."
• Rhymes for tile
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'tigele', derived from Latin 'tegula' (roof tile), which in turn comes from the verb 'tegere' meaning 'to cover'.
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