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Tile

To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.

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Broader term 4

Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Man 76% connected

A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Piece 76% connected

A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piec…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Slab 76% connected

A thin piece of anything, especially of marble or other stone, having plane surfaces.

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Narrower term 2

Pantile 76% connected

A roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse section resembling an elongated S laid on its side (/).

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Tessera 76% connected

A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients for mosaic, as for making pav…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 1

Tessellate 76% connected

To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work.

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Tiler 74% connected

A man whose occupation is to cover buildings with tiles.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Tiler 74% connected

A man whose occupation is to cover buildings with tiles.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Tiling 74% connected

of Tile

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Tiling 74% connected

of Tile

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Substance part 1

Clay 70% connected

A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down an…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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