tile

  1. Noun.  A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, etc.
  2. Noun.  (computing) A rectangular graphic.
  3. Noun.  Any of various types of cuboid playing piece used in certain games, such as in dominoes, Scrabble, mahjong, or Rummikub.
  4. Verb.  To cover with tiles.
  5. Verb.  To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).

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