Tile and Arraying

noun

• A flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces.
• A thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing.
  • synonyms: roofing tile
• Game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc..

verb

• Cover with tiles.
  • usage: "tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom"

• (n.) A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused.
• (n.) A plate of metal used for roofing.
• (v.t.) Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.
• (n.) A stiff hat.
• (v.t.) To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.
• (v.t.) To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.
• (n.) A draintile.
• (n.) A plate or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel works.
• (n.) A small slab of marble or other material used for flooring.