tile
    n 1: a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or
         linoleum) used to cover surfaces
    2: a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing [syn: tile,
       roofing tile]
    3: game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with
       characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble,
       etc.
    v 1: cover with tiles; "tile the wall and the floor of the
         bathroom"

Tile \Tile\, v. t. [See 2d Tiler.]
   To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile
   a Masonic lodge.
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Tile \Tile\, n. [OE. tile, tigel, AS. tigel, tigol, fr. L.
   tegula, from tegere to cover. See Thatch, and cf.
   Tegular.]
   1. 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.
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   2. (Arch.)
      (a) A small slab of marble or other material used for
          flooring.
      (b) A plate of metal used for roofing.
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   3. (Metal.) A small, flat piece of dried earth or
      earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are
      fused.
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   4. A draintile.
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   5. A stiff hat. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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   Tile drain, a drain made of tiles.

   Tile earth, a species of strong, clayey earth; stiff and
      stubborn land. [Prov. Eng.]

   Tile kiln, a kiln in which tiles are burnt; a tilery.

   Tile ore (Min.), an earthy variety of cuprite.

   Tile red, light red like the color of tiles or bricks.

   Tile tea, a kind of hard, flat brick tea. See Brick tea,
      under Brick.
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Tile \Tile\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tiled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tiling.]
   1. To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.
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   2. Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.
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            The muscle, sinew, and vein,
            Which tile this house, will come again. --Donne.
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