tile

/tˈa‍ɪl/

/ˈtaɪɫ/

Tile

a flat piece of baked clay or other material, mostly in the shape of a square, used for covering floors or walls

game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.

stacks of baked clay that are used to cover roofs

to tile

MAIN VERB

to cover the surface of a wall, floor, etc. with flat and often square pieces of baked clay or other materials

Examples

1. Each tile on the bathroom floor was a small square shape.

2. Replacing tile.

3. Piano tiles?

4. We have tiles.