Complete Definition of "tile"

wikipedia|dab=tile (disambiguation)|tile
wikipedia
English

Etymology
OE. tiġele

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪl|-aɪl

Noun
en-noun

  1. A mostly rectangular shaped sheet of ceramic or fired clay to cover surfaces, as in a roof-tile, stove tile, etc.

Translations
trans-top|a mostly rectangular shaped sheet of ceramic or fired clay to cover surfaces
Chinese Characters: �, �
Danish: tegl c
Dutch: tegel m, vloertegel f, muurtegel m, pan f, dakpan f
Finnish: keraaminen laatta, koristelaatta, kaakeli, tiili, laatta
French: carreau (de carrelage) m
German: Kachel f, Fliese f
trans-mid
Italian: piastrella f, tegola f
Latvian: flīze f
Hungarian: cserép
Portuguese: azulejo m (glazed tile), ladrilho m, telha f (roof tile)
Serbian: plo�ica, kalj
Spanish: azulejo, alicatado m; teja f
trans-bottom

Derived terms
out on the tiles
tilework

Verb
en-verb|tiles|tiling|tiled

  1. To cover with tiles.

Translations
trans-top|to cover with tiles
Dutch: tegelen, betegelen
Finnish: laatoittaa, kaakeloida, kattaa
German: kacheln (1), fliesen (1), decken (1 roof)
trans-mid
Italian: piastrellare
Portuguese: azulejar, ladrilhar, telhar
Spanish: alicatar o azulejar (poner azulejos a), embaldosar; (tejado) tejar.
trans-bottom

fa:tile
fr:tile
io:tile
id:tile
it:tile
ku:tile
hu:tile
pl:tile
fi:tile
ta:tile
te:tile
vi:tile
tr:tile

Revision and Credits for"tile"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.