tile /tīl/

1. A slab of baked clay (or a substitute) for covering roofs, floors, etc
2. A tube-shaped piece of baked clay used in pipes for drains
3. A piece in the board game of mah-jong
4. Tiling, a tiled area
5. A hat (slang)
6. A top hat (Scot)

1. To cover with tiles
2. To drain by means of tiles
3. To arrange (windows) on the screen so that they do not overlap (computing)
4. To secure against intrusion by placing a person at the door
5. To bind to secrecy

tiled adjective

1. Covered with tiles
2. Imbricated
3. (of fish) sun-dried (Walter Scott)

tilˈer, also tylˈer noun

1. A maker or layer of tiles
2. A freemasons' doorkeeper

tilˈery noun

A place where tiles are made

tilˈing noun

1. An area covered with tiles
2. Tiles collectively
3. The act of laying tiles

tile hat noun (Scot)

A top hat

tileˈ-hung adjective

(of a wall) covered with flat roofing tiles as protection against the weather

tileˈ-red adjective and noun

(of) a brownish-red, the colour of baked tiles

tile stone noun

A flat stone used for roofing, esp a thin-bedded sandstone

Dutch tiles

Enamelled earthenware tiles, usu decorated in blue, with scriptural subjects, etc, for chimney-pieces, etc

have a tile loose (slang)

To be a little mad

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