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file
1[fahyl]
noun
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
a collection of papers, records, etc., arranged in convenient order.
to make a file for a new account.
Computers.a collection of related data or program records stored on some input/output or auxiliary storage medium.
This program's main purpose is to update the customer master file.
a line of persons or things arranged one behind another (rank ).
Military.
a person in front of or behind another in a military formation.
one step on a promotion list.
one of the vertical lines of squares on a chessboard.
a list or roll.
a string or wire on which papers are strung for preservation and reference.
verb (used with object)
to place in a file.
to arrange (papers, records, etc.) in convenient order for storage or reference.
Synonyms: , , , , ,Journalism.
to arrange (copy) in the proper order for transmittal by wire.
to transmit (copy), as by wire or telephone.
He filed copy from Madrid all through the war.
verb (used without object)
to march in a file or line, one after another, as soldiers.
The parade filed past endlessly.
to make application.
to file for a civil-service job.
file
2[fahyl]
noun
a long, narrow tool of steel or other metal having a series of ridges or points on its surfaces for reducing or smoothing surfaces of metal, wood, etc.
a small, similar tool for trimming and cleaning fingernails; nail file.
British Slang.a cunning, shrewd, or artful person.
verb (used with object)
to reduce, smooth, or remove with or as if with a file.
file
3[fahyl]
verb (used with object)
to defile; corrupt.
ھé
4[fi-ley, fee-ley]
noun
a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
file
1/ ڲɪ /
noun
a folder, box, etc, used to keep documents or other items in order
the documents, etc, kept in this way
documents or information about a specific subject, person, etc
we have a file on every known thief
an orderly line or row
a line of people in marching formation, one behind another Compare rank 1
any of the eight vertical rows of squares on a chessboard
computing a named collection of information, in the form of text, programs, graphics, etc, held on a permanent storage device such as a magnetic disk
obsoletea list or catalogue
a group of problems or responsibilities, esp in government, associated with a particular topic
the environment file
recorded or catalogued for reference, as in a file
verb
to place (a document, letter, etc) in a file
(tr) to put on record, esp to place (a legal document) on public or official record; register
(tr) to bring (a suit, esp a divorce suit) in a court of law
(tr) to submit (copy) to a newspaper or news agency
(intr) to march or walk in a file or files
the ants filed down the hill
file
2/ ڲɪ /
noun
a hand tool consisting essentially of a steel blade with small cutting teeth on some or all of its faces. It is used for shaping or smoothing metal, wood, etc
rarea cunning or deceitful person
verb
(tr) to shape or smooth (a surface) with a file
file
3/ ڲɪ /
verb
obsolete(tr) to pollute or defile
file
A collection of related data or program records stored as a unit with a single name. Files are the basic units that a computer works with in storing and retrieving data.
Other 51Թ Forms
- fileable adjective
- filer noun
- nonfiler noun
- ˈھ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of file1
Origin of file2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of file1
Origin of file2
Origin of file3
Idioms and Phrases
on file, arranged in order for convenient reference; in a file.
The names are on file in the office.
Example Sentences
The family has since filed a police complaint and has made countless visits to the Civil Hospital.
Lough encouraged her to file a police report the following day at Olympic Division station.
An emergency motion for that temporary furlough was filed Tuesday in federal court, and documents were obtained and reviewed by The Times.
"It was in my file, when I looked it up. I read it," the woman, now aged in her 30s, told the court.
The hospitality union that pushed for the wage boost, Unite Here Local 11, on Wednesday filed a complaint with California Atty.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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