| VERB | communication | file, register | record in a public office or in a court of law |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | file | smooth with a file | |
| motion | file | proceed in line | |
| communication | file, charge, lodge | file a formal charge against | |
| communication | file, file away | place in a container for keeping records / records | |
| NOUN | communication | file, data file | a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together |
| group | file, single file, Indian file | a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other | |
| artifact | file, file cabinet, filing cabinet | office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order | |
| artifact | file | a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces |
| Sounds | fay'l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aisle ... worthwhile: 64 rhymes with ayl... | |
| Meaning | A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | data file | |
| Instances | Combined DNA Index System | The DNA file maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| Narrower | computer file | (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form |
| mug file, mug book | A file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police) | |
| tickler, tickler file | A file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done | |
| Broader | record | Anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events |
| Spanish | archivo de datos | |
| Catalan | arxiu de dades | |
| Verbs | file | place in a container for keeping records / records |
| file | file a formal charge against | |
| file | record in a public office or in a court of law | |
| Meaning | A line of persons or things ranged one behind the other. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | single file, Indian file | |
| Narrower | column | A line of units following one after another |
| snake dance | A group advancing in a single-file serpentine path | |
| Broader | line | A formation of people or things one behind another |
| Spanish | fila india | |
| Catalan | fila índia | |
| Verbs | file | proceed in line |
| Meaning | office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | file cabinet, filing cabinet | |
| Narrower | card index, card catalog, card catalogue | An alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item |
| vertical file | A file in which records / records / records are stored upright on one edge | |
| Broader | office furniture | furniture intended for use in an office |
| Spanish | archivador, archivero, archivo, fichero | |
| Catalan | arxiu, arxivador, fitxer | |
| Verbs | file | place in a container for keeping records / records |
| file | file a formal charge against | |
| file | record in a public office or in a court of law | |
| Meaning | A steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Parts | haft, helve | The handle of a weapon or tool |
| Narrower | blunt file | A file with parallel edges |
| flat file | A file with two flat surfaces | |
| nailfile | A small flat file for shaping the nails | |
| rasp, wood file | A coarse file with sharp pointed projections | |
| rat-tail file | A thin round file shaped like the tail of a rat | |
| round file | A file with a circular cross section | |
| taper file | A file with converging edges | |
| Broader | hand tool | A tool used with workers' hands |
| Spanish | lima | |
| Catalan | llima | |
| Meaning | record in a public office or in a court of law. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | register | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | trademark | Register the trademark of |
| Broader | register | record in writing |
| Spanish | archivar, censar, registrar | |
| Catalan | censar, registrar | |
| Nouns | file | office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order |
| file | a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together | |
| filing | the entering of a legal document into the public record / record | |
| Meaning | Smooth with a file. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "file one's fingernails" | |
| Entails | rub | Move over something with pressure |
| Broader | smooth, smoothen | make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing |
| Spanish | limar | |
| Catalan | llimar-se, llimar | |
| Nouns | filing | the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object) |
| Meaning | proceed in line. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The students filed into the classroom" | |
| Broader | march, process | march in a procession |
| See also | file in | enter by marching in a file |
| file out | march out, in a file | |
| Spanish | ir en fila | |
| Nouns | file | a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other |
| Meaning | file a formal charge against. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | charge, lodge | |
| Narrower | impeach | Charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office |
| Broader | accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate | Bring an accusation against |
| Spanish | empapelar | |
| Nouns | file | office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order |
| file | a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together | |
| filer | a party who files a notice with a law court | |
| Meaning | place in a container for keeping records / records. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They file the newspapers | |
| Example | "File these bills, please" | |
| Synonym | file away | |
| Broader | record, enter, put down | make a record of |
| Spanish | archivar | |
| Catalan | arxivar | |
| Nouns | file | office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order |
| file | a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together | |
| filer | a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization | |
| filing | preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents / documents and papers etc. | |
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