MEANING
A shaped piece of hard material used in repeated units to cover a roof, floor, or wall.
Use it for
repeated surfaces; broken patterns; roof repairsLocate damage or decoration in individual pieces rather than a whole surface.
Words that belong together
- roof tile
- glazed tile
- cracked tiles
On the page
A single blue tile broke the rhythm of the white wall.
They replaced the roof tiles shattered by the falling branch.
Her hard heels clicked over the small floor tiles.
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Word forms
- Base
- tile
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. Often ceramic, but may be stone, concrete, or another material; not every tile is glazed. Count noun: tiles. Secondary verb: tile, tiles, tiled, tiled, tiling.
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