tile

[Tile]

A flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces

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To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.

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

Noun
a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing

Verb
cover with tiles; "tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom"

v. t.
To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.

n.
A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel works.

n.
A small slab of marble or other material used for flooring.

n.
A plate of metal used for roofing.

n.
A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused.

n.
A draintile.

n.
A stiff hat.

v. t.
To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.

v. t.
Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.

Tile

Tile , v. t. [See 2d Tiler.] To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.

Tile

Tile, n. [OE. tile, tigel, AS. tigel, tigol, fr. L. tegula, from tegere to cover. See Thatch, and cf. Tegular.] 1. A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel works. 2. (Arch.) (a) A small slab of marble or other material used for flooring. (b) A plate of metal used for roofing. 3. (Metal.) A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused. 4. A draintile. 5. A stiff hat. [Colloq.] Dickens. Tile drain, a drain made of tiles. -- Tile earth, a species of strong, clayey earth; stiff and stubborn land. [Prov. Eng.] -- Tile kiln, a kiln in which tiles are burnt; a tilery. -- Tile ore , an earthy variety of cuprite. -- Tile red, light red like the color of tiles or bricks. -- Tile tea, a kind of hard, flat brick tea. See Brick tea, under Brick.

Tile

Tile, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tiled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tiling.] 1. To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house. 2. Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.

The muscle, sinew, and vein, Which tile this house, will come again.

To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.

A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel works.

To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.

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Usage Examples

I can install toilets. I know all about the wax ring. I can tile floors. I'm learning how to do basic wiring.

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