Tile
noun
A flat piece of hard material used to cover floors or walls.
She chose some pretty blue tiles for her bathroom.
Often appears as...
- floor tiles
- wall tiles
verb
Cover something with tiles.
We decided to tile the bathroom floor.
Often appears as...
- tile a floor
- tile a bathroom
noun
A small, flat piece used in board games.
Each player must place a tile on the board on their turn.
Often appears as...
- game tile
- matching tiles
noun
One of the frames or squares that together make up a larger display on a computer screen or smartphone.
I rearranged the tiles on my home screen.
Often appears as...
- screen tile
- display tile
noun
A flat piece of hard material used to cover floors or walls.
She chose some pretty blue tiles for her bathroom.
Often appears as...
- floor tiles
- wall tiles
verb
Cover something with tiles.
We decided to tile the bathroom floor.
Often appears as...
- tile a floor
- tile a bathroom
noun
A small, flat piece used in board games.
Each player must place a tile on the board on their turn.
Often appears as...
- game tile
- matching tiles
noun
One of the frames or squares that together make up a larger display on a computer screen or smartphone.
I rearranged the tiles on my home screen.
Often appears as...
- screen tile
- display tile
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Pro Tip 1/3Materials Matter
Tiles can be made of ceramic, porcelain, stone, or other materials, each giving a different look and feel.
Marble tiles add a touch of luxury to any space.
Pro Tip 2/3Functional Beauty
Tiles are not just decorative; they're chosen for durability and ease of cleaning, especially in kitchens and bathrooms.
The kitchen's tiled floor was chosen for its stain resistance.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Styles
Tile designs can reflect cultural influences, like Moroccan mosaics or Spanish azulejos.
They imported hand-painted tiles from Mexico to adorn their garden wall.
Pro Tip 1/3Materials Matter
Tiles can be made of ceramic, porcelain, stone, or other materials, each giving a different look and feel.
Marble tiles add a touch of luxury to any space.
Pro Tip 2/3Functional Beauty
Tiles are not just decorative; they're chosen for durability and ease of cleaning, especially in kitchens and bathrooms.
The kitchen's tiled floor was chosen for its stain resistance.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Styles
Tile designs can reflect cultural influences, like Moroccan mosaics or Spanish azulejos.
They imported hand-painted tiles from Mexico to adorn their garden wall.
Pro Tip 1/3Materials Matter
Tiles can be made of ceramic, porcelain, stone, or other materials, each giving a different look and feel.
Marble tiles add a touch of luxury to any space.
Pro Tip 2/3Functional Beauty
Tiles are not just decorative; they're chosen for durability and ease of cleaning, especially in kitchens and bathrooms.
The kitchen's tiled floor was chosen for its stain resistance.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Styles
Tile designs can reflect cultural influences, like Moroccan mosaics or Spanish azulejos.
They imported hand-painted tiles from Mexico to adorn their garden wall.
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Arthur Potts Dawson: A...
So I'm committing to potatoes; I'm committing to milk; I'm committing to leeks and broccoli -- all very important stuff. I've kept the tiles; I've kept the floors; I've kept the trunking; I've got in some recycled fridges; I've got some recycled tills; I've got some recycled trolleys. I mean, the whole thing is is super-sustainable. In fact, I'm trying and I'm going to make this
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Kenneth Shinozuka: My...
perhaps stemmed from my lifelong love for sensors and technology. When I was six years old, an elderly family friend fell down in the bathroom and suffered severe injuries. I became concerned about my own grandparents and decided to invent a smart bathroom system. Motion sensors would be installed inside the tiles of bathroom floors
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Are you challenging...
we would sometimes run extra to get at home we ran all night to get this tile floor home thanks dad one day my dad said I'm going to do a 10-mile race and I was seven and I said oh I'd like to do that race and he said go for it so I showed up in a bathing suit at the age
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Why there's no such...
Indeed, if anything should pollute her soils with unlawful bloodshed, it had to be expelled immediately, beyond her boundaries, whether it was a man, an animal or just a fallen roof tile. And in the real world of the Athenians, there were no individuals.
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Planet or Plastic? PIPE...
Slovenia recycle this to nylon yarn which is then made into beautiful carpet tiles by interface so here we have a system of solving a problem it's powered by community banks self-help means of finance that brings much needed financial mechanisms to these
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Anxious? Blame the...
of strange clues as to how much the wind shapes life there you'll see how the trees only have leaves on one side pointing in the direction the wind travels and there's stones resting on the rooftops to keep roof tiles from blowing off
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Hear the Untold Story of...
tiles are getting some credit for what they did and that's what he told me that he was a code talker during the war I asked him why he hadn't told me earlier he said I was sworn to secrecy and that's why he never said a word
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The complex geometry of...
Many different designs are possible from the same construction lines just by picking different segments. And the full pattern finally emerges when we create a grid with many repetitions of this one tile
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Dino Autopsy PIPE National...
and organs intact so that is the actual skin envelope here as well yeah they come up to and then it's draped over there it's more massively deep the tile yeah much deeper than any tale of ever
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Top 5 Animals Living In...
tile for 12 hours in the entire year
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Arthur Potts Dawson: A...
So I'm committing to potatoes; I'm committing to milk; I'm committing to leeks and broccoli -- all very important stuff. I've kept the tiles; I've kept the floors; I've kept the trunking; I've got in some recycled fridges; I've got some recycled tills; I've got some recycled trolleys. I mean, the whole thing is is super-sustainable. In fact, I'm trying and I'm going to make this
Video examples
Kenneth Shinozuka: My...
perhaps stemmed from my lifelong love for sensors and technology. When I was six years old, an elderly family friend fell down in the bathroom and suffered severe injuries. I became concerned about my own grandparents and decided to invent a smart bathroom system. Motion sensors would be installed inside the tiles of bathroom floors
Video examples
Are you challenging...
we would sometimes run extra to get at home we ran all night to get this tile floor home thanks dad one day my dad said I'm going to do a 10-mile race and I was seven and I said oh I'd like to do that race and he said go for it so I showed up in a bathing suit at the age
Video examples
Why there's no such...
Indeed, if anything should pollute her soils with unlawful bloodshed, it had to be expelled immediately, beyond her boundaries, whether it was a man, an animal or just a fallen roof tile. And in the real world of the Athenians, there were no individuals.
Video examples
Planet or Plastic? PIPE...
Slovenia recycle this to nylon yarn which is then made into beautiful carpet tiles by interface so here we have a system of solving a problem it's powered by community banks self-help means of finance that brings much needed financial mechanisms to these
Video examples
Anxious? Blame the...
of strange clues as to how much the wind shapes life there you'll see how the trees only have leaves on one side pointing in the direction the wind travels and there's stones resting on the rooftops to keep roof tiles from blowing off
Video examples
Hear the Untold Story of...
tiles are getting some credit for what they did and that's what he told me that he was a code talker during the war I asked him why he hadn't told me earlier he said I was sworn to secrecy and that's why he never said a word
Video examples
The complex geometry of...
Many different designs are possible from the same construction lines just by picking different segments. And the full pattern finally emerges when we create a grid with many repetitions of this one tile
Video examples
Dino Autopsy PIPE National...
and organs intact so that is the actual skin envelope here as well yeah they come up to and then it's draped over there it's more massively deep the tile yeah much deeper than any tale of ever
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Top 5 Animals Living In...
tile for 12 hours in the entire year
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Randall Munroe
American Cartoonist
I think the comic that's gotten me the most feedback is actually the one about the stoplights. Noticing when the stoplights are in sync, or calculating the length of your strides between floor tiles - normal people notice that kind of stuff, but a certain kind of person will do some calculations.
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Barbara Corcoran
American Businesswoman
You may not like the idea of putting money into a home when you're moving out. But it's demanded by the market. You need to show it off. You don't have to rip out the kitchen and bathroom. But maybe replace the tiles or the countertops. Get professional advice.
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Thia Megia
American Musician
I prefer to sing in the shower 'cause the acoustics are really, really good, I mean, when you're singing against the tile walls then you really hear yourself, hear your voice, you know, throwing itself back at you.
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Ben Stokes
English Athlete
I fell off a wall in Cockermouth when I was 18. The slate on the top of the wall was loose and I tried to jump up and sit on it. I ended up falling backwards and the tile ended up falling back onto my hand.
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S. Robson Walton
American Businessman
I worked in Dad's stores, moving boxes - I remember quite well one stockroom that was upstairs - sweeping floors, laying tile. I also had paper routes.
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Wesley Morris
American Critic
In 'The One Who Falls,' three women and three men, in everyday clothes, negotiate each other while moving, often in unison, on a giant spinning tile.
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Drew Scott
Canadian Actor
In a bathroom choose a bold color pattern on the tile on a feature wall. Simple changes like that add a unique element that stands out.
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Sandra Bullock
American Actress
I can install toilets. I know all about the wax ring. I can tile floors. I'm learning how to do basic wiring.
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Bernard Marcus
American Businessman
People used to believe only a professional could do tiling or install track lighting. That's utter nonsense.
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Joanna Lumley
English Actress
Nobody tells you Rwanda looks like Tuscany with its tiled roofs.
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Randall Munroe
American Cartoonist
I think the comic that's gotten me the most feedback is actually the one about the stoplights. Noticing when the stoplights are in sync, or calculating the length of your strides between floor tiles - normal people notice that kind of stuff, but a certain kind of person will do some calculations.
Quote examples
Barbara Corcoran
American Businesswoman
You may not like the idea of putting money into a home when you're moving out. But it's demanded by the market. You need to show it off. You don't have to rip out the kitchen and bathroom. But maybe replace the tiles or the countertops. Get professional advice.
Quote examples
Thia Megia
American Musician
I prefer to sing in the shower 'cause the acoustics are really, really good, I mean, when you're singing against the tile walls then you really hear yourself, hear your voice, you know, throwing itself back at you.
Quote examples
Ben Stokes
English Athlete
I fell off a wall in Cockermouth when I was 18. The slate on the top of the wall was loose and I tried to jump up and sit on it. I ended up falling backwards and the tile ended up falling back onto my hand.
Quote examples
S. Robson Walton
American Businessman
I worked in Dad's stores, moving boxes - I remember quite well one stockroom that was upstairs - sweeping floors, laying tile. I also had paper routes.
Quote examples
Wesley Morris
American Critic
In 'The One Who Falls,' three women and three men, in everyday clothes, negotiate each other while moving, often in unison, on a giant spinning tile.
Quote examples
Drew Scott
Canadian Actor
In a bathroom choose a bold color pattern on the tile on a feature wall. Simple changes like that add a unique element that stands out.
Quote examples
Sandra Bullock
American Actress
I can install toilets. I know all about the wax ring. I can tile floors. I'm learning how to do basic wiring.
Quote examples
Bernard Marcus
American Businessman
People used to believe only a professional could do tiling or install track lighting. That's utter nonsense.
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Joanna Lumley
English Actress
Nobody tells you Rwanda looks like Tuscany with its tiled roofs.
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