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Another word for file

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Noun

  1. A group of people or things arranged in a row

      1. One of a series of rows placed one above another:
      2. A rank or class.
      3. To arrange (something) into or rise in tiers:
      1. Material made of drawn-out, twisted fiber, used for fastening, tying, or lacing.
      2. A strand or cord of such material.
      3. A cord stretched on an instrument and struck, plucked, or bowed to produce tones.
      1. A series of objects placed next to each other, usually in a straight line.
      2. A succession without a break or gap in time:
      3. A line of adjacent seats, as in a theater, auditorium, or classroom.
      1. A relative position in a society.
      2. An official position or grade:
      3. A relative position or degree of value in a graded group.
      1. A line of waiting people or vehicles.
      2. A long braid of hair worn hanging down the back of the neck; a pigtail.
      3. A sequence of stored data or programs awaiting processing.
      1. A geometric figure formed by a point moving along a fixed direction and the reverse direction.
      2. A thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface.
      3. A similar mark cut or scratched into a surface.
      1. A vertical structure usually consisting of a base, a cylindrical shaft, and a capital, used as a support or standing alone as a monument.
      2. Any slender vertical support, as of steel or reinforced concrete.
      3. Something resembling an architectural column in form or function:
    See also:

    group

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Another word for file

Noun

  1. A receptacle for keeping papers in order

    See also:

    folder

  2. An orderly collection of papers

    See also:

    catalog

  3. Steel abrasive

      1. A nail file consisting of a strip of cardboard coated with powdered emery.
      1. A device for making things sharp
      1. A generally hard, strong, durable, malleable alloy of iron and carbon, usually containing between 0.2 and 1.5 percent carbon, often with other constituents such as manganese, chromium, nickel, molybdenum, copper, tungsten, cobalt, or silicon, depending on the desired alloy properties, and widely used as a structural material.
      2. Something, such as a sword, that is made of steel.
      3. A quality suggestive of this alloy, especially a hard, unflinching character.
      1. A coarse file with sharp, pointed projections.
      2. The act of filing with a rasp.
      3. A harsh grating sound.

  4. A line

      1. A vertical structure usually consisting of a base, a cylindrical shaft, and a capital, used as a support or standing alone as a monument.
      2. Any slender vertical support, as of steel or reinforced concrete.
      3. Something resembling an architectural column in form or function:
      1. A series of objects placed next to each other, usually in a straight line.
      2. A succession without a break or gap in time:
      3. A line of adjacent seats, as in a theater, auditorium, or classroom.
      1. A relative position in a society.
      2. An official position or grade:
      3. A relative position or degree of value in a graded group.
    See also:

    line

Verb

  1. To arrange in order

      1. A calendar of the cases awaiting action in a court.
      2. A brief entry of the court proceedings in a legal case.
      3. The book containing such entries.
      1. A small compartment or recess, as in a desk, for holding papers; a cubbyhole.
      2. A specific, often oversimplified category.
      3. The small hole or holes in a pigeon loft for nesting.
      1. to place (papers, etc.) in order in a file or organized set; esp., to combine two or more such organized sets
      1. To put into a specific order or relation; dispose:
      2. To plan or prepare for:
      3. To bring about or come to an agreement concerning; settle:
      1. A series of names, words, or other items written, printed, or imagined one after the other:
      2. A considerable number; a long series:
      3. To make a list of; itemize:
      1. A formal or official recording of items, names, or actions.
      2. A book for such entries.
      3. An entry in such a record.
      1. To set down for preservation in writing or other permanent form:
      2. To register or indicate:
      3. To render (sound or images) into permanent form for reproduction, as by mechanical or digital means.
      1. A list or itemized display, as of titles, course offerings, or articles for exhibition or sale, usually including descriptive information or illustrations.
      2. A publication, such as a book or pamphlet, containing such a list or display:
      3. A list or enumeration:
      1. To put into a category or categories; classify.
      1. To put or set down; place.
      2. To lay down or leave behind by a natural process:
      3. To give over or entrust for safekeeping.
      1. An alphabetized list of names, places, and subjects treated in a printed work, giving the page or pages on which each item is mentioned.
      2. A thumb index.
      3. A table, file, or catalog.
      1. To arrange or organize according to class or category.
      2. To designate (a document, for example) as confidential, secret, or top secret.
    See also:

    classify

  2. To use an abrasive

Idioms:

    on-file

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Sentence Examples

  • Your file was locked.

  • He tossed a file to Dean.

  • I'll try to dig up an old case file if you decide you want my help.

  • His gaze strayed to the desk, where Katie's file sat.

  • You're lucky she didn't file charges.

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