Definition of files in English

Wiktionary

files (Noun)
Plural of file.

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files, verb, present, 3rd person singular of file (infinitive).
files, noun, plural of file.

WordNet

Noun Plural: files
file - a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
		hand tool a tool used with workers' hands
		blunt file a file with parallel edges
		flat file a file with two flat surfaces
		haft, helve the handle of a weapon or tool
		nailfile a small flat file for shaping the nails
		wood file, rasp 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; used to file the inside of holes
file - a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
		data file
		record the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president"
		computer file (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form
		mug book, mug file a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police)
file - office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
		file cabinet, filing cabinet
		office furniture furniture intended for use in an office
		card index, card catalog, card catalogue an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item
file - a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
		single file, Indian file
		line acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
		snake dance a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked
Verb files, filing, filed
file - record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"
		register
		register enter into someone's consciousness; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?"
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
		trademark register the trademark of; "The company trademarked their new gadget"
file - place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please"
		file away
		record, put down, enter register electronically; "They recorded her singing"
file - proceed in line; "The students filed into the classroom"
		march, process walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border"
		file in enter by marching in a file
		file out march out, in a file
file - smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails"
		rub move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
		smooth, smoothen make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"
file - file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
		charge, lodge
		accuse, criminate, incriminate, impeach bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
		impeach charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office; "The President was impeached"

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Wiktionary

file (Noun)
A collection of papers collated and archived together.
file (Noun)
An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
file (Noun)
A column of people one behind another, whether "single file " or in a large group with many files side by side.
file (Noun)
One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard i. e. , those which run from number to number. The analog horizontal lines are the ranks.
file (Noun)
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.
file (Noun)
A man, guy, fellow; especially one known for being cunning or resourceful.
file (Verb)
To commit official papers to some office.
file (Verb)
To place in an archive in a logical place and order.
file (Verb)
To make a formal request for the benefit of an official status.
file (Verb)
To move in a file.
file (Verb)
To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
file (Verb)
To defile.
file (Verb)
To corrupt.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

file (n.)
An orderly succession; a line; a row
file (n.)
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.
file (n.)
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.
file (n.)
The line, wire, or other contrivance, by which papers are put and kept in order.
file (n.)
A roll or list.
file (n.)
Course of thought; thread of narration.
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.
file (v. t.)
To bring before a court or legislative body by presenting proper papers in a regular way; as, to file a petition or bill.
file (v. t.)
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.
file (v. i.)
To march in a file or line, as soldiers, not abreast, but one after another; -- generally with off.
file (n.)
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.
file (n.)
Anything employed to smooth, polish, or rasp, literally or figuratively.
file (n.)
A shrewd or artful person.
file (v. t.)
To rub, smooth, or cut away, with a file; to sharpen with a file; as, to file a saw or a tooth.
file (v. t.)
To smooth or polish as with a file.
file (v. t.)
To make foul; to defile.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

file
A series of persons or objects placed in a line, one behind the other, usually at regular intervals.
file
To record (a computer file) on a computer storage medium.
file
A hand tool used to shape material by abrasion.
file
To place in an archive in a logical place and order.
file
A collection of papers collated and archived together.
file
An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
file
To commit official papers to some office.
file
(Chess) One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard.
file
To shape a material with a file.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

file
fīl, n. a line or wire on which papers are placed in order: the papers so placed: a roll or list: a line of soldiers ranged behind one another: the number of men forming the depth of a battalion.—v.t. to put upon a file: to arrange in an orderly manner: to put among the records of a court: to bring before a court.—v.i. to march in a file.—n. File′-lead′er.—File off, to wheel off at right angles to the first direction; File with, to rank with, to be equal to.—Single file, Indian file, of men marching one behind another. [Fr. file—L. filum, a thread.]
file
fīl, n. a steel instrument with sharp-edged furrows for smoothing or rasping metals, &c.: any means adopted to polish a thing, as a literary style: a shrewd, cunning person, a deep fellow: a pickpocket.—v.t. to cut or smooth with, or as with, a file: to polish, improve.—n. File′-cut′ter, a maker of files.—adj. Filed, polished, smooth.—ns. File′-fish, a fish of genus Balistes, the skin granulated like a file; Fil′er, one who files; Fil′ing, a particle rubbed off with a file. [A.S. feól; Ger. feile; Dut. vijl.]
file
fīl, v.t. (Shak.) to defile, pollute

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

file
Originally a string of soldiers one behind the other, though in the present formation of British troops, the length of the string has been reduced to two.
file
An old file. A somewhat contemptuous epithet for a deep and cunning, but humorous person.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

file
A line of soldiers drawn up behind each other, in contradistinction to rank, which refers to men standing beside one another. The general term means two soldiers, consisting of the front and rear rank men. To file is to advance to or from any given points by files; as, to file to the front, etc. To file off, or to defile, is to wheel off by files from moving in a spacious front, and march in length. Flank file, is the extreme file on the right or left of a squadron or troop, battalion or company, etc. Indian files, a line of men advancing or retreating from either of the flanks, from the centre or from any proportion of a line in succession to one another.
file
In heraldry, is the mark of cadency which distinguishes the eldest son in his father’s lifetime. It consists of a horizontal stripe or fillet, with three points depending from it. When the mark of cadency itself is designated a file, its points are called labels.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

file
A pick pocket. To file; to rob or cheat. The file, or bungnipper, goes generally in company with two assistants, the adam tiler, and another called the bulk or bulker, Whose business it is to jostle the person they intend to rob, and push him against the wall, while the file picks his pocket, and gives'the booty to the adam tiler, who scours off with it. CANT.

Wikipedia

tool
A file is a tool. It is used to shape materials, by cutting away some of it. Today, files are usually made of a steel bar that has a rough surface. By rubbing the surface against a material, some of the material is cut away. There are also nail files used to shape a person's fingernails.