tile meaning

Noun: tile  tI(u)l

1. A flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces 
2. A thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing
   - roofing tile 
3. Game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.

Verb: tile  tI(u)l

1. Cover with tiles
   "tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom"

Derived forms: tiled, tiles, tiling

See also: tegular, tiler, tiling

Type of: cover, man, piece, roofing material, slab

Part of: tile roof

Encyclopedia: Tile Tile, Somalia

[Architecture]
1.

A glazed or unglazed ceramic unit for finishing a surface; usually thin in relation to the dimensions of its face.

2.

A surfacing unit of slate or of some other impervious composition; also see brick-tile, chimney tile, clay tile, corner tile, crown tile, Dutch tile, encaustic tile, fireplace tile, hollow clay tile, mission tile, pantile, ridge tile, rounded tile, Spanish tile, structural clay tile.

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1. to back up tiles is tedious work.
2. the vase fell crash on to the tiles.
3. the red walls and green tiles set each other off beautifully.
4. the roof is ready to be tiled.
5. a layer of coarse gravel is often placed around the drain tile.