Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word file. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in file.
Definitions and meaning of file
file
Pronunciation
(UK, US) IPA(key): /faɪl/, [faɪ̯(ə)ɫ]
Rhymes: -aɪl
Etymology 1
From Old Frenchfil(“thread”), from Latinfīlum(“thread”). Doublet of filum.
Noun
file (pluralfiles)
A collection of papers collated and archived together.
A roll or list.
Course of thought; thread of narration.
(computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
I'm going to delete these unwanted files to free up some disk space.
(computing) The primary item on the menu bar, containing commands such as open, save, print, etc.
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.
(Canada, US)Clipping of file cabinet.
Synonyms
(collection):document, paper
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
Verb
file (third-person singular simple presentfiles, present participlefiling, simple past and past participlefiled)
(transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office.
(transitive) To submit (a story) to a newspaper or similar publication.
(transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order.
(transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
(intransitive, with for, chiefly law) To submit a formal request to some office.
She filed for divorce the next day.
The company filed for bankruptcy when the office opened on Monday.
They filed for a refund under their warranty.
(transitive, obsolete) To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Frenchfile, from filer(“to spin out, arrange one behind another”), from Latinfīlāre, from filum(“thread”).
Noun
file (pluralfiles)
A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
Antonym:rank
The troops marched in Indian file.
(military) A small detachment of soldiers.
(chess) one of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
Antonym:rank
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
file (third-person singular simple presentfiles, present participlefiling, simple past and past participlefiled)
(intransitive) To move in a file.
The applicants kept filing into the room until it was full.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle Englishfile, fyle, from Old Englishfēl, fēol(“file”), from earlier fīil, from Proto-Germanic*finhlō, *finhilō(“file, rasp”), from Proto-Indo-European*peyḱ-(“to adorn, form”). Cognate with West Frisianfile(“file”), Dutchvijl(“file”), GermanFeile(“file”).
Noun
file (pluralfiles)
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.
(slang, archaic) A cunning or resourceful person.
Hyponyms
rasp
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
file (third-person singular simple presentfiles, present participlefiling, simple past and past participlefiled)
(transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
Derived terms
file down
file off
filing
Translations
Etymology 4
From Middle Englishfilen(“to defile”), from Old Englishfȳlan(“to defile, make foul”), from Proto-West Germanic*fūlijan(“to make foul”). More at defile.
Verb
file (third-person singular simple presentfiles, present participlefiling, simple past and past participlefiled)
(archaic) To defile.
To corrupt.
Anagrams
Life, flie, lief, life
Dutch
Etymology 1
From Frenchfile(“line, row”), from Late Latinfilare, from Latinfilum(“thread”). Related to fileren(“to fillet”) and file(“computer file”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈfilə/
Hyphenation: fi‧le
Noun
filef (pluralfiles, diminutivefiletjen)
traffic jam
queue
Synonyms
opstopping
Etymology 2
From Englishfile(“computer file”), from Old Frenchfil(“thread”), from Latinfilum(“thread”). Related to fileren(“to fillet”) and file(“queue, traffic jam”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /fɑi̯l/, /fɛi̯l/
Hyphenation: file
Noun
filem (pluralfiles, diminutivefiletjen)
(computing)file (an aggregation of data on a storage device identified by a name)
Anagrams
lief
Esperanto
Etymology
fil- + -e
Adverb
file
filially (in a filial manner or way)
Finnish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈfileˣ/, [ˈfile̞(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -ile
Syllabification(key): fi‧le
Noun
file
Alternative form of filee.
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
“file”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
“file”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
fiel
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irishfili, from Primitive Irishᚃᚓᚂᚔᚈᚐᚄ(velitas), from Proto-Celtic*welīts.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈfʲɪlʲə/
(Ulster, also) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɨ̞lʲə/
Noun
filem (genitive singularfile, nominative pluralfilí)
poet
Declension
Archaic declension:
Derived terms
filíocht
pribhléid an fhile(“poetic licence”)
Mutation
References
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “file”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Italian
Etymology 1
Unadapted borrowing from Englishfile.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈfa.il/
Rhymes: -ail
Noun
filem (invariable)
(computing)file
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈfi.le/
Rhymes: -ile
Hyphenation: fì‧le
Noun
filef
plural of fila
References
Anagrams
elfi
Northern Kurdish
Alternative forms
fele, fileh, fillah, fille
Etymology
From Arabicفَلَّاح(fallāḥ), from Classical Syriacܦܠܚܐ(pallāḥā). Sedentary Armenians called so after their way of life by nomadic Kurds.
Noun
filem or f
Armenian
Christian
peasant, farmer
Derived terms
filekî
fileyî
References
Further reading
Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 294b
Kurdojev, K. K. (1960) “file”, in Kurdsko-russkij slovarʹ [Kurdish–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Gosudarstvennoje izdatelʹstvo inostrannyx i nacionalʹnyx slovarej, page 263a
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From filf(“a file”).
Alternative forms
fila(a infinitive)
Verb
file (present tensefilar/filer, past tensefila/filte, past participlefila/filt, passive infinitivefilast, present participlefilande, imperativefile/fil)
(transitive) To use a file to file.
(transitive) To rub (making a sound).
(transitive, figurative) To polish, refine.
Etymology 2
Probably related to Swedishfil.
Noun
filem (definite singularfilen, indefinite pluralfilar, definite pluralfilane)
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References
“file” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Irish
Verb
file
Alternative form of fil
Picard
Etymology
From Latinfilia.
Noun
filef (pluralfiles)
girl
daughter
Related terms
fiu
Portuguese
Verb
file
inflection of filar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Slovene
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /filéː/
Hyphenation: fi‧lé
Noun
filẹ̑m inan
fillet
Inflection
Spanish
Verb
file
inflection of filar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Swahili
Verb
-file (infinitivekufile)
(Sheng) to file (to make a formal request)
Turkish
Etymology
From Frenchfilée.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈfi.le/, /fiˈle/
Hyphenation: fi‧le
Noun
file (definite accusativefileyi, pluralfileler)
A net made of wool, cotton etc.; mesh.
A meshwork bag used for shopping.
A hairnet.
(sports) A net inside the goal in games like association football, handball etc.
(sports) A net that divides the court in games like tennis, volleyball, badminton etc.
Declension
Derived terms
See also
References
Further reading
“file”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “file”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1591