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tile

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tile.

Editorial note

I memorized every tile of the world, and every tile of every dungeon and would draw maps for classmates on graph paper.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tile gathered in one view.

noun

Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.

verb

To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.

verb

(transitive) To cover with tiles.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tile.

noun

Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.

verb

To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.

verb

(transitive) To cover with tiles.

noun

(Lego building) A Lego piece that is 1/3 the height of a brick, and is smooth without studs on top.

Example sentences

1

I memorized every tile of the world, and every tile of every dungeon and would draw maps for classmates on graph paper.

2

If you don't mind me asking what's up with the 'tile' concept that's pasted all over windows UI.

3

So you'd have to basically tile the fault with drill holes and then do whatever to produce earthquakes.

4

Do a google search of the tile and then click on that link to access the full article.

5

There is no apparent reason why a largely static, 2D, tile-based, pixel game should be this slow.

6

Huh — is the ability to use a separate palette per tile often done in practice?

7

In GMail, click the tile icon > More > Even more from Google > scroll to Home & Office > Sites.

8

Seems like it would be trivial for a tile to further provide the scent value for all interesting objects in the maze.

9

PS: Don't get me wrong having a sperate 'tile' menue that's differnt from the start menue like a personal home page might be useful.

10

If it's a tile on the desktop itself, arrow keys, enter, done.

11

Not to mention that watching a circular tile spin at a rate slow enough to actually track with your eyes has a certain beauty to it.

12

I imagined a visualization with a line for every tile over time, and decided to find the records to make the viz.

Quote examples

1

A little "Recommended App" tile underneath your "Most Used" list.

2

I know windows 7 had the "snap" feature that let you tile two windows side-by-side by dragging one window to the left and the other to the right.

3

* 24 "tiles" with two IA cores per tile * A 24-router mesh network with 256 GB/s bisection bandwidth * 4 integrated DDR3 memory controllers * Hardware support for message-passing IA x86 compatible.

Proper noun examples

1

Tile floors (or something else that's non-flammable) as opposed to carpet or wooden ones.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tile in a sentence?

I memorized every tile of the world, and every tile of every dungeon and would draw maps for classmates on graph paper.

What does tile mean?

Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.

What part of speech is tile?

tile is commonly used as noun, verb.