English Explanatory Dictionary

file

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A collection of papers collated and archived together.
  2. A roll or list.
  3. A course of thought; a thread of narration.
  4. An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
  5. A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.
  6. Clipping of file cabinet.
verb
  1. To commit (official papers) to some office.
  2. (of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication.
  3. To place in an archive in a logical place and order.
  4. To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
  5. To submit a formal request to some office.
  6. To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.
noun
  1. A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
  2. A small detachment of soldiers.
  3. One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
verb
  1. To move in a file.
noun
  1. A tool consisting of a strip or rod of hardened and coarse metal, used for removing sharp edges, shaping, and cutting, especially through metal; usually a hand tool.
  2. A cunning or resourceful person.
  3. A pickpocket.
verb
  1. To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
verb
  1. To defile.
  2. To corrupt.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/faɪl/ [faɪ̯(ə)ɫ] en-us-file.ogg

Word forms

file files filing filed

Etymology

From Old French fil (“thread”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”). Doublet of filum.

Synonyms

document paper befoul foil inquinate assoil beclart bedaub bedirty imbrue (especially with blood) bedizen befile befilth begrime beray beshit besmear besmirch besully bewray blacken blot blur clat contaminate darken defile dirten dirty elt file foul gunk gunk up scunge sling mud slotter slur smear smirch smudge smut smutch soil soss sowl spot stain sullow sully tarnish uggle immoralize lead astray warp adulterate corrupt debauch demoralize detort

Antonyms

rank

Derived words

backfile card-file card file card-file system case file device file file allocation table file association file cabinet file card file carving file clerk file descriptor file-drawer problem file extension file film file folder file footage file format Filegate filegroup filehandle file handle fileless filelike file manager filemark filemask filename file name filepath file photo file photograph file picker file pointer file section file server fileserver fileset filesharer file sharing file shredder file size filespace filestore filesystem file system file type filetype file video file videotape fileworthy helpfile logfile mailfile manifest file metafile mindfile molfile multifile
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