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- [fi-ley, fee-ley]
- /fɪˈleɪ, ˈfi leɪ/
- /faɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fi-ley, fee-ley]
- /fɪˈleɪ, ˈfi leɪ/
Definitions of file word
- noun file a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes. 1
- noun file A folder or box for holding loose papers that are typically arranged in a particular order for easy reference. 1
- noun file folder for keeping information 1
- noun file tool 1
- noun file computer file 1
- transitive verb file classify 1
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Origin of file
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10, Americanism; < Louisiana French; literally, twisted, ropy, stringy (perhaps orig. applied to dishes thickened with the powder), past participle of French filer; see file1
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Parts of speech for File
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
file popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
file usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for file
verb file
- register — a list or record of such acts, events, etc.
- slot — a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- index — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- alphabetize — to arrange in conventional alphabetical order
- list — Friedrich [free-drik] /ˈfri drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1789–1846, U.S. political economist and journalist, born in Germany.
noun file
- folder — directory
- dossier — a collection or file of documents on the same subject, especially a complete file containing detailed information about a person or topic.
- sleeve — the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular.
- heading — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- wallet — a flat, folding pocketbook, especially one large enough to hold paper money, credit cards, driver's license, etc., and sometimes having a compartment for coins.
Antonyms for file
verb file
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
noun file
- misfile — to file (papers, documents, records, etc.) incorrectly; file in the wrong place.
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