TILE


Meaning of TILE in English

[noun] [C], [verb] [T] - (to cover with) a thin, usually square or rectangular, piece of baked clay, plastic, etc. used for covering roofs, floors, walls, etc.roof tilesfloor tilesceramic tilescarpet tilesSeveral tiles fell off the roof during the storm.We're going to tile the bathroom (= put tiles on the walls/floor of it) ourselves.See pictures: Bathroom, HouseI was (out) on the tiles/had a night out on the tiles last night (= I was enjoying myself in an uncontrolled way, esp. by drinking a lot of alcohol), and I've got a dreadful headache this morning.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.