英语词汇“tile hat”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tile /tīl/

noun

A slab of baked clay (or a substitute) for covering roofs, floors, etc

A tube-shaped piece of baked clay used in pipes for drains

A piece in the board game of mah-jong

Tiling, a tiled area

A hat (slang)

A top hat (Scot)

transitive verb

To cover with tiles

To drain by means of tiles

To arrange (windows) on the screen so that they do not overlap (computing)

To secure against intrusion by placing a person at the door

To bind to secrecy

ORIGIN: OE tigele, from L tēgula, from tegere to cover

tiled adjective

Covered with tiles

Imbricated

(of fish) sun-dried (Walter Scott)

tilˈer, also tylˈer noun

A maker or layer of tiles

A freemasons' doorkeeper

tilˈery noun

A place where tiles are made

tilˈing noun

An area covered with tiles

Tiles collectively

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

hung tiles

Tiles hung vertically, covering a wall

on the tiles (informal)

Enjoying a lively period of drinking, dancing, etc