FILE

FI ·LE 2 syllables

A1 · Beginner 📏 4 letters 🎲 Scrabble 7 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
  2. a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
  3. office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
  4. a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces

💬 Examples

  • "used for smoothing wood or metal"
verb
  1. record in a public office or in a court of law
  2. smooth with a file
  3. proceed in line
  4. file a formal charge against

💬 Examples

  • "file for divorce"
  • "file a complaint"
  • "file one's fingernails"
  • "The students filed into the classroom"

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