▸ noun: A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc. ▸ noun: (computing) A rectangular graphic. ▸ noun: Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong. ▸ noun: (dated, informal) A stiff hat. ▸ verb: (transitive) To cover with tiles. ▸ verb: (graphical user interface) To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface). ▸ verb: (computing theory) To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique. ▸ verb: (Freemasonry) To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people. ▸ verb: To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.
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