Definition of tile

• v. t. - To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.
• n. - A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel works.
• n. - A small slab of marble or other material used for flooring.
• n. - A plate of metal used for roofing.
• n. - A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused.
• n. - A draintile.
• n. - A stiff hat.
• v. t. - To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.
• v. t. - Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.