file (Meaning)
file (n)
a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
file (v)
record in a public office or in a court of law
smooth with a file
proceed in line
file a formal charge against
place in a container for keeping records
file (n.)
An orderly succession; a line; a row
A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; -- in contradistinction to rank, which designates a row of soldiers standing abreast; a number consisting the depth of a body of troops, which, in the ordinary modern formation, consists of two men, the battalion standing two deep, or in two ranks.
An orderly collection of papers, arranged in sequence or classified for preservation and reference; as, files of letters or of newspapers; this mail brings English files to the 15th instant.
The line, wire, or other contrivance, by which papers are put and kept in order.
A roll or list.
Course of thought; thread of narration.
A steel instrument, having cutting ridges or teeth, made by indentation with a chisel, used for abrading or smoothing other substances, as metals, wood, etc.
Anything employed to smooth, polish, or rasp, literally or figuratively.
A shrewd or artful person.
file (v. t.)
To set in order; to arrange, or lay away, esp. as papers in a methodical manner for preservation and reverence; to place on file; to insert in its proper place in an arranged body of papers.
To bring before a court or legislative body by presenting proper papers in a regular way; as, to file a petition or bill.
To put upon the files or among the records of a court; to note on (a paper) the fact date of its reception in court.
To rub, smooth, or cut away, with a file; to sharpen with a file; as, to file a saw or a tooth.
To smooth or polish as with a file.
To make foul; to defile.
file (v. i.)
To march in a file or line, as soldiers, not abreast, but one after another; -- generally with off.
Synonyms & Antonyms of file
file Sentence Examples
- I saved the important document as a separate file on my computer.
- The company's financial records are kept in a secure file cabinet.
- The lawyer organized the case files in chronological order.
- I need to send you the design file so you can review it.
- The police officer collected evidence from the crime scene and filed it away.
- The library has an extensive collection of books, magazines, and files.
- The doctor filed the patient's medical records after the appointment.
- I keep a file of all my receipts for tax purposes.
- The computer file was corrupted and I lost all my work.
- The carpenter used a file to smooth the edges of the wooden plank.
FAQs About the word file
a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together, a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other, office furniture consisting of a
grind, polish, sharpen, scrape,rub, sand, plane, smooth, hone, rasp
roughen,rough (up), roughen, rough (up), scuff, scuff,coarsen, coarsen,
I saved the important document as a separate file on my computer.
The company's financial records are kept in a secure file cabinet.
The lawyer organized the case files in chronological order.
I need to send you the design file so you can review it.
