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n. (artifact) | 1. tile | a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces. |
| ~ slab | block consisting of a thick piece of something. |
| ~ tessera | a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics. |
| ~ tile roof | a roof made of fired clay tiles. |
n. (substance) | 2. roofing tile, tile | a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing. |
| ~ clay | a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired. |
| ~ hip tile, hipped tile | a tile shaped so as to cover the hip of a hip roof. |
| ~ pantile | a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap. |
| ~ ridge tile | a decorative tile that is bent in cross section; used to cover the ridge of a roof. |
| ~ roofing material | building material used in constructing roofs. |
n. (artifact) | 3. tile | game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.. |
| ~ man, piece | game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games.; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" |
v. (contact) | 4. tile | cover with tiles.; "tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| ~ tessellate | tile with tesserae.; "tessellate the kitchen floor" |
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