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  1. 1. v. t. To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge. Source: opted
  2. 2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A small slab of marble or other material used for flooring. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A plate of metal used for roofing. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A draintile. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. A stiff hat. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. t. To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house. Source: opted
  9. 9. v. t. Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles. Source: opted
  10. 10. n. a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing Source: wordnet
  12. 12. n. game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc. Source: wordnet

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