EGAVE

file

Academic Word List, sublist 7.

About 60.27 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A collection of papers collated and archived together.
  2. noun A roll or list.
  3. noun A course of thought; a thread of narration.
  4. noun An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
    He had created a file for coding to design a new product.
  5. noun A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.
    Many homes now have double-file kitchens.
  6. noun Clipping of file cabinet.
  7. verb To commit (official papers) to some office.
    She filed their accounts yesterday.
  8. verb To submit a formal request to some office.
    She filed for divorce the next day.

Similar words

register single file indian file charge file away lodge file cabinet filing cabinet data file dossier

Often followed by

is a and of in to system with for

Word family

filed filer filers files filing

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