(~s, tiling, ~d)
1.
Tiles are flat, square pieces of baked clay, carpet, cork, or other substance, which are fixed as a covering onto a floor or wall.
Amy’s shoes squeaked on the ~s as she walked down the corridor...
The cabins had linoleum ~ floors.
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2.
Tiles are flat pieces of baked clay which are used for covering roofs.
...a fine building, with a neat little porch and ornamental ~s on the roof.
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3.
When someone ~s a surface such as a roof or floor, they cover it with ~s.
He wants to ~ the bathroom...
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4.
see also tiling