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tile

[tahyl] / taɪl /
NOUN
slab
Synonyms


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Investing in an electric kiln means the firm is "strengthening the long-term viability of UK brick and roof tile manufacturing", says Renard.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

The company is also looking to apply the tile format to other products.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Her criteria was specific: A 1920s or 1930s Spanish-style studio with oversize windows, lots of natural light, a fireplace, hardwood floors and character-rich tile work.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

He has gutted the bathroom attached to the Lincoln Bedroom in the White House’s private quarters, altering its green Art Deco tile work to a sterile marble with gold fixtures.

From Salon May 7, 2026

We have toilet bowls set into the tile floors.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Much of that additional mass comes from the hardware required for complete reusability, including heat shield tiles, landing propellant, structural reinforcements, and other recovery systems.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

My insurance company said my roof lost a few tiles.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

At Wienerberger's factory in Broomfleet, East Yorkshire, construction is under way on what the company describes as "the world's first fully electric tunnel kiln" for clay roof tiles.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Rudolph explained that the tiles on the shuttle’s wings, which were part of its thermal protection system, show the damage on each launch.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

He swept the tiles up and dropped them into the pouch at his belt.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

This country is tiled with adrift twentysomething males, beset with incoherent politics, whose opinion about any issue is generated in the 10 seconds after they’ve been asked the question.

From Slate Apr. 13, 2026

Like many visitors, Billy first came to Kelvingrove with this family and it is memories of those visits, including sliding around the tiled floors with his sister Flo, in their socks, that he recalls.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

Somehow, creaky tiled houses have been wedged here between enormous outcroppings of glacial boulders.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

The chef’s kitchen is the epitome of luxury thanks to its high ceilings adorned in wooden beams, marble tiled flooring, wooden island table, and state-of-the-art appliances.

From MarketWatch Jan. 12, 2026

The tiled floor establishes a spatial framework, although this is not maintained in the bodies of Mary and the angel or in the architecture.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Meanwhile the tiling for the kitchen has, Lorenze revealed, been specially created for the couple featuring designs that reflect their passions, interests, and romantic milestones.

From MarketWatch Apr. 8, 2026

A student visa for Belarus, available in three weeks for 2.75 million CFA, sought-after tiling jobs in Dubai, and a three-month employment contract in Latvia are just some of the options on the list.

From Barron's Oct. 11, 2025

Architecturally, it’s very similar to the bathroom in the photo, I just changed all of the tiling and other things about it.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2025

And one of them, local tiling company Al Murad, has indicated that it is closely assessing the situation.

From BBC Jan. 9, 2024

He explained bow plovers indulged in aerobatics, and would actually do such stunts as spins, stall turns and even rolls for the mere grace of the tiling.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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