TILE

noun a stiff hat.

2. tile ·noun a plate of metal used for roofing.

3. tile ·noun a draintile.

4. tile ·vt fig.: to cover, as if with tiles.

5. tile ·vt to cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.

6. tile ·noun a small slab of marble or other material used for flooring.

7. tile ·vt to protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a masonic lodge.

8. tile ·noun a small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused.

9. tile ·noun a plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel works.