file

/fˈaɪl/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. record in a public office or in a court of law
   “file for divorce”
2. smooth with a file
   “file one's fingernails”
3. proceed in line
   “The students filed into the classroom”
4. file a formal charge against
   “The suspect was charged with murdering his wife”
5. place in a container for keeping records
   “File these bills, please”

noun

1. a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
2. a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
3. office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
4. a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal

Synonyms for file

• register
• charge
• lodge
• file away
• data file
• single file
• Indian file
• file cabinet
• filing cabinet

Words that rhyme with file

• style
• pile
• mile
• profile
• gentile
• exile
• reconcile
• tile
• aisle
• argyle
• argyll
• compile
• guile
• meanwhile
• mercantile
• smile
• stockpile
• beguile
• erstwhile
• marseille
• rile
• textile
• vile
• anglophile
• awhile
• bile
• camomile
• chamomile
• crocodile
• freestyle