tile (t l)n. 1. A thin, flat or convex slab of hard material such as baked clay or plastic, laid in rows to cover walls, floors, and roofs. 2. A short length of pipe made of clay or concrete, used in sewers and drains. 3. A hollow fired clay or concrete block used for building walls. 4. Tiles considered as a group. 5. Games A marked playing piece, as in mahjong. tr.v. tiled, til·ing, tiles To cover or provide with tiles. [Middle English, from Old English tigele, from Latin t  gula, from tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.] |
tile [taɪl]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a flat thin slab of fired clay, rubber, linoleum, etc., usually square or rectangular and sometimes ornamental, used with others to cover a roof, floor, wall, etc. Related adj tegular
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a short pipe made of earthenware, concrete, or plastic, used with others to form a drain
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) tiles collectively
4. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a rectangular block used as a playing piece in mah jong and other games
5. (Clothing & Fashion) Brit old-fashioned slang a hat
on the tiles Informal on a spree, esp of drinking or debauchery
vb
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to cover with tiles
[Old English tīgele, from Latin tēgula; related to German Ziegel]
tiler n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  tile - a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfacesslab - 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 |
| 2. |  tile - a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofingclay - 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 | |
| 3. | tile - game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc. | |
| Verb | 1. | 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" |
tile noun
Related words
adjective tegular
adjective tegular
Translations
tile [taɪl]
tile [ˈtaɪl]
n
(on roof) → tuile f
a night on the tiles (fig) (British) → la java >
to have a night on the tiles → faire la java
a night on the tiles (fig) (British) → la java >
to have a night on the tiles → faire la java
(on wall or floor) → carreau m
vt
[+ floor, bathroom] → carreler
tile
n (on roof) → (Dach)ziegel m; (= ceramic tile) → Fliese f; (on wall) → Kachel f, → Fliese f; (= lino tile, cork tile, polystyrene tile etc) → Platte f, → Fliese f; (= carpet tile) → (Teppich)fliese f; to have a night on the tiles (Brit inf) → einen draufmachen (inf)
vt
roof → (mit Ziegeln) decken; floor → mit Fliesen/Platten auslegen; wall → kacheln, mit Platten bedecken; bathroom → kacheln, Fliesen anbringen in (+dat)
(Comput) windows → nebeneinander anordnen; tile horizontally → nebeneinander; tile vertically → untereinander or übereinander
tile [taɪl]
tile [taɪl]
1. n (on roof) → tegola; (on floor, wall) → mattonella, piastrella
a night on the tiles (Brit) (fam) → una notte brava
a night on the tiles (Brit) (fam) → una notte brava
2. vt (roof) → rivestire di tegole; (floor, bathroom) → piastrellare
tile [taɪl]
1. n (on roof) → tegola; (on floor, wall) → mattonella, piastrella
a night on the tiles (Brit) (fam) → una notte brava
a night on the tiles (Brit) (fam) → una notte brava
2. vt (roof) → rivestire di tegole; (floor, bathroom) → piastrellare
n tile [tail]
1 a piece of baked clay used in covering roofs, walls, floors etc Some of the tiles were blown off the roof during the storm. teël قِرْميدَه، آجُرَّه керемида taška tagsten; flise; klinke der Ziegel κεραμίδι teja; baldosa, azulejo katusekivi, kahhel کاشی laatta tuile; carreau רַעַף, אָרִיחַ खपरैल crijep, opeka (tető)cserép; csempe ubin flís; tígulsteinn; þakskífa tegola タイル 타일 čerpė, koklis, plytelė dakstiņš; kārniņš; flīze jubin; genting tegel takstein, flis, panne, kakkel płytka, kafel, dachówka ladrilho ţiglă; faianţă черепица; кафель dlaždica, kachlička, škridla strešna opeka pločica tegelpanna, kakel[] แผ่นกระเบื้อง kiremit, fayans, çini 瓦 черепиця; кахель, керамічна плитка ٹائل، فرش يا ديوار پر لگانے کا پتھر ngói 瓦
2 a similar piece of plastic material used for covering floors etc. teël بَلاطَة плочка dlaždice flise die Fliese πλακάκι baldosa plaat کاشی پلاستیکی laatta carreau אָרִיחַ, מִרצֶפֶת पटिया podna pločica padlóburkoló lap ubin gólfflísar, plastflísar/-efni mattonella タイル 타일 모양의 것 plytelė flīze; plāksne jubin plastik tegel flis płytka ladrilho dală плитка; кафель dlaždica ploščica ploča plastmatta กระเบื้อง marley, kalefleks (塑膠)地磚 плитка پلاسٹک کا ٹائل đá lát （塑料）地板革
v
to cover with tiles We had to have the roof tiled. teël يُغَطّي بالقَرْميد أو الَلاط покривам pokrýt taškami lægge tagsten gedeckt, gefliest σκεπάζω με κεραμίδια ή πλακάκια embaldosar (suelo); alicatar (paredes); tejar (tejado) plaatima کاشی کردن laatoittaa couvrir de tuiles, de carreaux לרצף खपरैल से ढ़का pokriti crijepom (csempével) burkol memasang atap flísaleggja (coprire con tegole/mattonelle) タイル張りにする 타일을 붙이다 dengti čerpėmis, kloti plytelėmis noklāt ar dakstiņiem/kārniņiem/flīzēm memasang genting pd betegelen legge fliser/panner/takstein kryć płytkami/kaflami itd. ladrilhar a acoperi cu ţiglă/cu faianţă крыть черепицей, плиткой pokryť škridlou pokriti z opeko popločati täcka med tegel, klä med kakel ปูกระเบื้อง kiremit/fayans kaplamak 用瓦蓋(屋頂) вкривати черепицею, кахлем ٹائل بچھانا lợp ngói 用瓦盖（屋顶）
adj tiled
covered with tiles. geteël مُغَطّى بالقَرْميد облицован pokrytý taškami flisebeklædt; klinkebeklædt mit Ziegelsteinen bedacht στρωμένος με κεραμίδι, πλακόστρωτος embaldosado; alicatado; tejado kahhel-, plaat- کاشی شده laatoitettu recouvert de tuiles, de carreaux מְרוּצַף खपरता pokriven, obložen crijepovima cserepes berlapis ubin flísalagður (coperto con tegole/mattonelle) タイル張りの 타일 작업된 dengtas čerpėmis, išklotas plytelėmis dakstiņu-; kārniņu-; flīžu- bergenting betegeld flislagt pokryty płytkami/kaflami itd. ladrilhado acoperit cu ţiglă/cu faianţă покрытый черепицей, плиткой vykachličkovaný opečnat popločan kakelklädd ซึ่งปูด้วยกระเบื้อง kiremitli, fayans kaplı 瓦頂(的) вкритий черепицею, кахлем ٹائل لگا ہوا được lợp bằng ngói 瓦顶（的）
tile → أنبوب فخاري dlaždička flise Fliese κεραμίδι baldosa laatta tuile pločica mattonella タイル 타일 tegel flis dachówka azulejo плитка kakelplatta กระเบื้อง fayans ngói 瓷砖
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