tiled

[ tahyld ]

/ taɪld /

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adjective

covered or furnished with tiles.

barred to outsiders, as nonmembers of a lodge.

Origin of tiled

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at tile, -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM tiled

un·tiled, adjective

Words nearby tiled

tilde, tilden, tildy, tile, tile field, tiled, tilefish, tiler, tilery, tiliaceous, tiling

Definition for tiled (2 of 2)

tile

[ tahyl ]

/ taɪl /

noun

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.

any of various similar slabs or pieces, as of linoleum, stone, rubber, or metal.

tiles collectively.

a pottery tube or pipe used for draining land.

Also called hollow tile. any of various hollow or cellular units of burnt clay or other materials, as gypsum or cinder concrete, for building walls, partitions, floors, and roofs, or for fireproofing steelwork or the like.

Informal. a stiff hat or high silk hat.

verb (used with object), tiled, til·ing.

to cover with or as with tiles.

Origin of tile

before 900; Middle English; Old English tīgele (cognate with German Ziegel) < Latin tēgula

OTHER WORDS FROM tile

tile·like, adjective re·tile, verb (used with object), re·tiled, re·til·ing.

Example sentences from the Web for tiled

Witnesses say there were at least six bodies piled together inside this one tiled room where the air is poisonous with decay.

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Inside, a miniature corpse lay on an operating table in a tiled room.

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Butch and Leon appeared to listen patiently while studying the tiled floor.

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These are cheap and durable, and are placed on the tiled floors so common in the colder parts of China.

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Looking down on the tiled roofs, all tawny-brown with the passing of centuries, it is easy to realize the great age of Pollensa.

The Fortunate Isles |Mary Stuart Boyd
Opening a private door the priest led Paul along a bare, tiled corridor.

The Orchard of Tears |Sax Rohmer
It was the sort of fire Tony liked to watch, red at the heart, with little curling flames that were mirrored in the tiled hearth.

Jan and Her Job |L. Allen Harker
There was poor compliance, but some roofs were tiled with red brick tiles.

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British Dictionary definitions for tiled

tile

/ (taɪl) /

noun

a flat thin slab of fired clay, rubber, linoleum, etc, usually square or rectangular and sometimes ornamental, used with others to cover a roof, floor, wall, etc Related adjective: tegular

a short pipe made of earthenware, concrete, or plastic, used with others to form a drain

tiles collectively

a rectangular block used as a playing piece in mah jong and other games

British old-fashioned, slang a hat

on the tiles informal on a spree, esp of drinking or debauchery

verb

(tr) to cover with tiles

Derived forms of tile

tiler, noun

Word Origin for tile

Old English tīgele, from Latin tēgula; related to German Ziegel

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noun

verb (used with object), tiled, til·ing.

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noun

verb

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tiled

adjective

Origin of tiled

OTHER WORDS FROM tiled

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Definition for tiled (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object), tiled, til·ing.

Origin of tile

OTHER WORDS FROM tile

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Example sentences from the Web for tiled

British Dictionary definitions for tiled

noun

verb

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