files
Because it is a word with a single syllable, files is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions offiles
- A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- A roll or list.
- Course of thought; thread of narration.
- An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
Example: "I'm going to delete these unwanted files to free up some disk space."
- To commit (official papers) to some office.
- To place in an archive in a logical place and order
- To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
- (with for) To submit a formal request to some office.
Example: "She filed for divorce the next day."
- To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.
- A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a large group with many files side by side.
Example: "The troops marched in Indian file."
- A small detachment of soldiers.
- One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter). The analog horizontal lines are the ranks.
- To move in a file.
Example: "The applicants kept filing into the room until it was full."
- A hand tool consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal.
- A cunning or resourceful person.
- To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
Example: "I'd better file the bottoms of the table legs. Otherwise they will scratch the flooring."
- To defile
- To corrupt
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