FILE
Scrabble letter values: F4I1L1E1 = 7
Definition
- verb record in a public office or in a court of law. — synonyms: register
- verb smooth with a file.
- verb proceed in line.
- verb file a formal charge against. — synonyms: charge, lodge
- verb place in a container for keeping records. — synonyms: file_away
- noun a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together. — synonyms: data_file
- noun a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other. — synonyms: single_file, Indian_file
- noun office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order. — synonyms: file_cabinet, filing_cabinet
- noun a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces.
Examples
- “file for divorce”
- “file a complaint”
- “file one's fingernails”