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Word: Tile
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English tigele, from Latin tegula, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘cover’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a thin rectangular slab of baked clay or other material, used in overlapping rows for covering roofs
Short Definition:thin rectangular slab of baked clay or other material
Examples:- trees shook violently and tiles were dislodged from rooftops
Word: Tile
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cover with tiles
Short Definition:cover with tiles
Examples:- the lobby was tiled in blue
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