filing
1 of 2noun (1)
fil·ing ˈfī-liŋ 
1
: an act or instance of using a file
2
: a fragment rubbed off in filing
iron filings
filing
2 of 2noun (2)
1
: an act or instance of filing something
2
: a document filed
Word History
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing filing
Legal Definition
filing
noun
1
: an act or instance of filing something
2
: a document filed
filing 1 of 3
noun
as in document
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- document
- form
- paper
- writ
- sheet
- blank
- instrument
filing
2 of 3verb (1)
as in rubbing
to make smooth by friction beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist Synonyms & Similar Words
- rubbing
- grinding
- polishing
- sharpening
- sanding
- buffing
- scraping
- honing
- planing
- rasping
- smoothing
- scouring
- burnishing
- sandblasting
- shining
- dressing
- glossing
- edging
- regrinding
- stropping
- whetting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- scuffing
- roughening
- roughing (up)
- coarsening
filing
3 of 3verb (2)
as in marching
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group to the strains of that familiar music, this year's graduating class filed into the auditorium Synonyms & Similar Words
- marching
- striding
- stepping
- pacing
- parading
- stamping
- stomping
- hiking
- treading
- traipsing
- trudging
- goose-stepping
- perambulating
- tramping
- lumbering
- plodding
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- wandering
- strolling
- rambling
- meandering
- ambling