Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fahyl]
- /faɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fahyl]
- /faɪl/
Definitions of fileable word
- noun fileable a long, narrow tool of steel or other metal having a series of ridges or points on its surfaces for reducing or smoothing surfaces of metal, wood, etc. 1
- noun fileable a small, similar tool for trimming and cleaning fingernails; nail file. 1
- noun fileable British Slang. a cunning, shrewd, or artful person. 1
- verb with object fileable to reduce, smooth, or remove with or as if with a file. 1
- verb without object fileable to march in a file or line, one after another, as soldiers: The parade filed past endlessly. 1
- verb without object fileable to make application: to file for a civil-service job. 1
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Origin of fileable
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English filen < Middle French filer to string documents on a thread or wire, Old French: to wind or spin thread < Late Latin fīlāre, verbal derivative of Latin fīlum thread, string
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Parts of speech for Fileable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fileable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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