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• Tile — For other uses, see Tile (disambiguation). Decorative tilework in Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran early 17th century A tile is a manufactured piece of hard wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally …   Wikipedia

• tile — 1. noun a) A regularly shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof tile, glazed tile, stove tile, etc. Each tile within Google Maps consists of 256 times; 256 pixels. b) A rectangular …   Wiktionary

• tile — tilelike, adj. /tuyl/, n., v., tiled, tiling. n. 1. a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment. 2. any of various similar… …   Universalium

• Roof — A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most… …   Wikipedia

• tile — I UK [taɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms tile : singular tile plural tiles a) a flat piece of baked clay or stone that is used for covering a roof b) a flat square piece of baked clay or another substance used for covering a wall or a floor… …   English dictionary

• tile — [[t]ta͟ɪl[/t]] tiles, tiling, tiled 1) N VAR Tiles are flat, square pieces of baked clay, carpet, cork, or other substance, which are fixed as a covering onto a floor or wall. Amy s shoes squeaked on the tiles as she walked down the corridor...… …   English dictionary

• tile — tile1 [ taıl ] noun count a flat piece of baked clay or stone that is used for covering a roof a. a flat square piece of baked clay or another substance used for covering a wall or floor: ceramic/vinyl tiles tile tile 2 [ taıl ] verb transitive 1 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• roof — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ conical, flat, gabled, mansard, pitched, pointed, sloped (esp. AmE), sloping, steep ▪ corruga …   Collocations dictionary

• tile — [[t]taɪl[/t]] n. v. tiled, til•ing 1) bui a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as in forming a roof covering, floor, or revetment 2) bui any of various similar slabs or pieces, as of… …   From formal English to slang

• tile roof — noun a roof made of fired clay tiles • Hypernyms: ↑roof • Part Meronyms: ↑tile …   Useful english dictionary

• tile — tile1 S3 [taıl] n [: Old English; Origin: tigele] 1.) a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc ▪ bathroom tiles 2.) a thin curved piece of baked clay used for covering roofs 3.) on the tiles …   Dictionary of contemporary English