filed

noun

A collection of papers collated and archived together.

A roll or list.

A course of thought; a thread of narration.

(computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.

A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.

A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.

(military) A small detachment of soldiers.

(chess) One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).

A tool consisting of a strip or rod of hardened and coarse metal, used for removing sharp edges, shaping, and cutting, especially through metal; usually a hand tool.

A surname.

(Canada, US) Clipping of file cabinet. [(Canada, US) An item of office furniture comprising a set of either drawers, or shelves with individual doors or panels, sized to standard widths of file folders and traditionally used for the storage of files.]

(slang, archaic) A cunning or resourceful person.

(slang, obsolete) A pickpocket.

verb

(transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office.

(transitive) (of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication.

(transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order.

(transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.

(intransitive, with for, chiefly law) To submit a formal request to some office.

(intransitive) To move in a file.

(transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.

To corrupt.

(transitive, obsolete) To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.

(archaic) To defile.

Roots

filumfil- · Latin · thread

Synonyms for filed

postedadj documentedadj

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