file

1. 1.

   a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together

   Synonymsdata file

   Broaderrecord

   NarrowerCombined DNA Index Systemcomputer filemug filetickler
2. 2.

   a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other

   Synonymssingle fileIndian file

   Broaderline

   Narrowersnake dancecolumn
3. 3.

   office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order

   Synonymsfile cabinetfiling cabinet

   Broaderoffice furniture

   Narrowercard indexvertical file
4. 4.

   a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal

   Broaderhand tool

   Narrowerblunt fileflat filenailfilerasprat-tail fileround filetaper file

   Partshaft

Other forms of file

plural

files·

past tense

filed·

present participle

filing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about file

What does file mean?

file means "record in a public office or in a court of law". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in file?

file has 1 syllable: file. In IPA it is /ˈfaɪl/.

What is another word for file?

Close synonyms include register, charge, lodge, file away, data file. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is file a common word?

file is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with file?

5 words rhyme with file. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.