tile (tīl)
n.

1. A thin, flat or convex slab of hard material such as baked clay or plastic, laid in rows to cover walls, floors, and roofs.
2. A short length of pipe made of clay or concrete, used in sewers and drains.
3. A hollow fired clay or concrete block used for building walls.
4. Tiles considered as a group.
5. Games. A marked playing piece, as in mahjong.

tr.v., tiled, til·ing, tiles.
To cover or provide with tiles.

[Middle English, from Old English tigele, from Latin tēgula, from tegere, to cover.]

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