nounπShareA regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc."The bathroom floor was covered in blue tiles. "materialarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA rectangular graphic."Each tile within Google Maps consists of 256 Γ 256 pixels."computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong."During the family game night, my sister always hides the Scrabble tiles under the sofa. "gameitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA stiff hat."He always wore his tiles to church on Sundays, a stiff black hat that made him stand out. "wearstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cover with tiles."The handyman tiled the kitchen."architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface)."The software program tiles the images on the screen so you can see them all at once. "architecturecomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique."To improve the efficiency of her program, the student tiled the loop in her code. "computingtechnicaltechnologymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated."tile the door"ritualculturereligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
