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file
fʌɪl Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a folder or box for holding loose papers together and in order for easy reference.
    E.g. a file of correspondence
  • a number of issues and responsibilities relating to a particular policy area.
    E.g. what progress has the Prime Minister made on the unity file?
verb
  • place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order.
    E.g. the contract, when signed, is filed
noun
  • a line of people or things one behind another.
    E.g. files of tourists stream up the narrow lanes of Mont St Michel
verb
  • (of a group of people) walk one behind the other, typically in an orderly and solemn manner.
    E.g. the mourners filed into the church
noun
  • a tool with a roughened surface or surfaces, typically of steel, used for smoothing or shaping a hard material.
verb
  • smooth or shape with a file.
    E.g. never file your nails from the centre to the sides
filé
ˈfiːleɪ Listen
Meanings
noun
  • pounded or powdered sassafras leaves used to flavour and thicken soup, especially gumbo.

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