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Meanings of tile in English

Portuguese
telha
Spanish
baldosa

A thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing.

telha

To cover with tiles.

Synonyms
Examples for "roofing tile"
Examples for "roofing tile"
1
It plans to branch out into paving stones, roofing tile and other brick markets.
Reuters
2
Alban made a fist and knocked it against a roofing tile, snarling without sound.
Heart of stone
3
He must have found some of my blood on a piece of roofing tile.
The Wise Man’s Fear
4
A large concrete roofing tile is lodged at right angles in the lawn at 5 Marble Court.
Radio NZ
5
New York State produces roofing tile, and several styles were wrought into the roof of the pavilion.
Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
Usage of tile in English
1
You want a mural in your house to match your new tile?
Happiness key
2
The image from SurfCast's patent shows how its tile grid might work.
Wired
3
The roof was of red tile and the exterior of cream-colored staff.
Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
4
Replacing our region of the wheel, our tile, was apparently not necessary.
Halo Primordium
5
Why not simply create one enormous tile that covered the entire ceiling?
The Golem and the Jinni
6
Harsh flourescents provided stark light, and the floor was cold gray tile.
Unity
7
It came to rest on the linoleum tile near Laura's left foot.
Mine
8
The marbelized-vinyl-tile floor covering imitates the floors of French & Italian palaces.
The new yorker
9
So you press the tile, which takes you to the People hub.
The Guardian
10
His damaged tile was in permanent crape for the late lamented Poole.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 / A Magaz...
11
The room was decorated in gray stone tile and Caribbean blue glass.
Cross My Heart, Hope to Die
12
James touched the tile wall of the pool, let himself finally stop.
God's gift
13
But a controversial decision over brick and roof tile manufacturers was deferred.
Reuters
14
Perhaps it's the tile floor, he thinks, or the walls-heisn't sure.
A Sport and a Pastime
15
Sunrise City Sunrise City is one of my favorite newer tile-laying games.
Wired
16
The feet of the chair squawk against the tile floor in protest.
The whore of babylon, a memoir
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Translations for tile
Portuguese
telha
Spanish
baldosa
Tile through the time
Tile across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common