A thin, flat piece of fired clay, stone, or other material, typically square or rectangular, used for covering roofs, floors, walls, or other surfaces.

The kitchen floor was covered with ceramic tiles.

A small, flat piece of material used in games, such as a domino or a piece in Scrabble.

He placed the letter tile on the board to form a new word.

A flat, thin piece of baked clay or other material used in mosaics.

The artist carefully selected each tile to create a vibrant mosaic.

Computing: a small, usually rectangular area on a computer or mobile device screen that represents an application, control, or piece of dynamic content.

She dragged the weather tile to the top of the home screen.

tileverb

To cover a surface with tiles.

They decided to tile the kitchen floor with ceramic tiles.

Computing: to arrange open windows or documents on a screen so that they are displayed simultaneously in a non-overlapping grid.

Select “Tile Windows” to view all reports side by side.

tileadjective

Made of, consisting of, or relating to tiles.

The architect specified tile walls for the shower area.