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• cork tile — noun : an elastic noiseless flooring tile made of cork shavings compressed and baked * * * cork tile, a tile made from tree bark and used for flooring …   Useful english dictionary

• tile — ► NOUN 1) a thin square or rectangular piece of baked clay, concrete, cork, etc., used for covering roofs, floors, or walls. 2) a thin, flat piece used in Scrabble, mah jong, and other games. ► VERB ▪ cover with tiles. ● on the tiles Cf. ↑on the… …   English terms dictionary

• 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 — 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

• tile — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tigele, from Latin tegula tile; akin to Latin tegere to cover more at thatch Date: before 12th century 1. plural tiles or tile a. a flat or curved piece of fired clay,… …   New Collegiate 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 — /taɪl / (say tuyl) noun 1. a thin slab or shaped piece of baked clay, sometimes glazed and ornamented, used for covering roofs, lining walls, paving floors, draining land, in ornamental work, etc. 2. any of various similar slabs or pieces, as of… …  

• tile — n. & v. n. 1 a thin slab of concrete or baked clay etc. used in series for covering a roof or pavement etc. 2 a similar slab of glazed pottery, cork, linoleum, etc., for covering a floor, wall, etc. 3 a thin flat piece used in a game (esp. mah… …   Useful english dictionary

• acoustical tile — tile made in various sizes and textures from soft, usually fibrous, sound absorbing material, as wood, cork, or metal, and typically applied to ceilings or walls. * * * …   Universalium

• acoustical tile — tile made in various sizes and textures from soft, usually fibrous, sound absorbing material, as wood, cork, or metal, and typically applied to ceilings or walls …   Useful english dictionary

• acoustic tile — /əˌkustɪk ˈtaɪl/ (say uh.koohstik tuyl) noun a tile of some soft, sound absorbent material, as cork, used for the interiors of recording studios, concert halls, etc …