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file

/ file /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
Type of:
hand tool
Kinds of:
blunt file flat file nailfile rasp wood file
noun Sense 2
office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
Type of:
office furniture
Kinds of:
vertical file
Derived:
charge lodge file away register
noun Sense 3
a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
Type of:
record
Kinds of:
computer file mug file mug book tickler tickler file
Derived:
charge lodge file away register
noun Sense 4
a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
Type of:
line
Kinds of:
snake dance column
verb Sense 5
place in a container for keeping records
"File these bills, please"
Type of:
record enter put down
Derived:
data file file cabinet filing cabinet file clerk filing clerk
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
record in a public office or in a court of law
"file for divorce"
"file a complaint"
Type of:
register
Derived:
register registry file cabinet filing cabinet data file
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
law jurisprudence
verb Sense 7
smooth with a file
"file one''s fingernails"
Type of:
smooth smoothen
Derived:
filing
Entails:
rub
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
proceed in line
"The students filed into the classroom"
Type of:
march process
Derived:
single file Indian file
See also:
file in file out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 9
file a formal charge against
"The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
Type of:
accuse impeach incriminate
Kinds of:
impeach
Derived:
file cabinet filing cabinet data file filer lodgment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
98%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
58
Times Searched
4
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Related Words

hand tool blunt file flat file nailfile rasp wood file office furniture vertical file record computer file mug file mug book