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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪl
Noun
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Singular tile |
Plural tiles |
tile (plural tiles)
- 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.
- Each tile within Google Maps consists of 256 × 256 pixels.
- Sprites and tiles that are hidden in the prototype ROM file can be recovered.
- Any of various types of rectangular playing piece used in certain games, such as in Scrabble, mahjong, or Rummikub.
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Verb
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Infinitive to tile |
Third person singular tiles |
Simple past tiled |
Past participle tiled |
Present participle tiling |
to tile (third-person singular simple present tiles, present participle tiling, simple past and past participle tiled)
- To cover with tiles.
- To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
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to cover with tiles
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