tile

noun

game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.

a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing

a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces

verb

cover with tiles

Roots

tegulatile- · Latin · roof-tile (from tegere 'to cover')

Synonyms for tile

flooringn flagstonen brickn masonryn roofingn firebrickn shinglen

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Where does tile come from?

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