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Word: tile (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • Any of various types of rectangular playing piece used in certain games, such as in Scrabble, mahjong, or Rummikub.
  • A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, stove tile, etc.
  • computing A rectangular graphic.

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Verb:

  • To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
  • To cover with tiles.

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