tile /tail/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
• (n.) a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing
• (n.) game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.

Chinese translation

• n. 砖瓦, 瓷砖, 瓦片
• vt. 铺以瓦, 铺以瓷砖
• [计] 平铺

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/tail/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.72 · Super Rare

Word forms

tiles, tiled, tiling

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