file
/faɪl/ noun C2- A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern. · The troops marched in Indian file.
- A small detachment of soldiers.
- One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
Plural files
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
“I made myself some; and with the exception of a file, I have all that are necessary,—a chisel, pincers, and lever.”
## The Viper and the File
He more particularly addressed himself to a File, and asked of him the favour of a meal.
The File replied, “You must indeed be a simple-minded fellow if you expect to get anything from me, who am accustomed to take from everyone, and never to give anything in return.”
Other matches
- file A collection of papers collated and archived to... A1
- file To commit B2
- file To move in a file. C2
- file To smooth, grind, or cut with a file. C2
- file To corrupt. C2
- file A tool consisting of a strip or rod of hardened... C2
- file away To store in a file
- file down To reduce the size of something by filing
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