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| NOUN | 1 | file, data file | A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together |
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| 2 | file, single file, Indian file | A line of persons or things ranged one behind the other | |
| 3 | file, file cabinet, filing cabinet | Office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order | |
| 4 | file | A steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces | |
| VERB | 1 | file, register | Record in a public office or in a court of law |
| 2 | file | Smooth with a file | |
| 3 | file | Proceed in line | |
| 4 | file, charge, lodge | File a formal charge against | |
| 5 | file, file away | Place in a container for keeping records |
| Sounds | fay'l |
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| Rhymes | aisle, argyle, argyll, and 56 more rhymes in ayl at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together. |
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| Synonyms | data file |
| Narrower | computer file; mug file, mug book; tickler, tickler file |
| Broader | record |
| Verbs | file; file; file |
| Meaning | A line of persons or things ranged one behind the other. |
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| Synonyms | single file, Indian file |
| Narrower | snake dance; column |
| Broader | line |
| Verbs | file |
| Meaning | Office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order. |
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| Synonyms | file cabinet, filing cabinet |
| Narrower | vertical file |
| Broader | office furniture |
| Verbs | file; file; file |
| Meaning | A steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces. Used for smoothing wood or metal. |
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| Parts | haft, helve |
| Narrower | blunt file; flat file; nailfile; rasp, wood file; rat-tail file; round file; taper file |
| Broader | hand tool |
| Meaning | Record in a public office or in a court of law. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "file for divorce"; "file a complaint" |
| Synonyms | register |
| Category | law, jurisprudence |
| Broader | register |
| Nouns | filing; file; file |
| Meaning | Smooth with a file. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "file one's fingernails" |
| Entails | rub |
| Broader | smooth, smoothen |
| Nouns | filing |
| Meaning | Proceed in line. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "The students filed into the classroom" |
| Broader | march, process |
| See also | file out; file in |
| Nouns | file |
| Meaning | File a formal charge against. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Synonyms | charge, lodge |
| Narrower | impeach |
| Broader | accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate |
| Nouns | filer; file; file |
| Meaning | Place in a container for keeping records. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | They file the newspapers |
| Examples | "File these bills, please" |
| Synonyms | file away |
| Broader | record, enter, put down |
| Nouns | file; filing; filer; file |