file
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5.6
- noun
- /faɪl/
- You got toenail clippers... ...a nail file... ...and you got yourself a dental mirror.
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Watch on YouTubeBut as I've gotten older, I'll get that fingernail file sometime.
- But as I've gotten older, I'll get that fingernail file sometime.
- It comes with a buffer like nail file thing.
- And I came up with the idea of casting the silicone onto really, really fine metal files.
- So I picked up this Champneys Spa Accessories foot file from Boots.
Examples
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And so whenever I use this file, I have never found one with a finer edge.
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The only thing I had was that nail file, -or I would've died.
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Did you break your file?
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I got it - a nail file!
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Now, did you bring a nail file?
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Wait, I might have a nail file.
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Another great home pedicure thing is this foot file by Ruby Hammer.
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So I picked up this Champneys Spa Accessories foot file from Boots.
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You need a nail file, nail buffer, metal pusher like this but if you don't have it you can use wood stick.
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I need a file to smooth the rough edges of this wooden shelf.
Synonyms
1
8.2
A rough metal tool used to shape wood or hard materials
1
4.0
A tool used to smooth and shape wood and metal by rubbing
1
5.8
A hand tool with a rough flat surface that you move to smooth or shape wood and metal
1
4.4
A tool for rubbing away hard skin from the soles of the feet
1
9.5
A thin metal tool with a round taper used to smooth small round holes and curves
1
7.0
A metal tool with a round shape to smooth or widen holes
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2.1
A small flat tool with a rough surface used to shape and smooth nails
1
4.2
A rough tool with sharp teeth that shapes and smooths wood
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9.9
A small file with two different ends for shaping and smoothing hard materials
A metal tool with two flat sides used to smooth or shape hard materials
A hand tool with edges that narrow to a point for shaping and smoothing metal or wood
Idioms
Compounds
- Texting
15
2.9
A way to send digital files like documents or music over the internet, sometimes without permission
9
3.5
A way of arranging and storing paper documents or computer data so you can find them
- Specialized
4
2.8
A file that stores a copy of other files so you can get them back if they are lost
- Specialized
3
3.6
A computer on a network that stores files and lets other users access them with permission
- Specialized
1
4.7
A computer file that stores data in a non-text form for programs to read
- Specialized
1
6.3
A table on a computer disk that shows where information is stored and which areas cannot be used
- Specialized
1
5.2
A computer file that holds recent records of actions updated while the computer works
- Specialized
1
3.7
A standard way for computers to send files to each other over the internet
- Specialized
1
3.5
A few letters or numbers after a file name that show the file type
- Specialized
1
5.8
A hand tool with a rough flat surface that you move to smooth or shape wood and metal
- Specialized
1
9.5
A thin metal tool with a round taper used to smooth small round holes and curves
- Specialized
1
3.5
A file that has only plain letters, numbers, and symbols with no special formatting
- Specialized
1
6.5
A way to share files over a network that lets people download without a password
- Specialized
A computer used only to store and share files for other computers
- Specialized
A computer that shares files on a network and is also used for work
- Specialized
A hand tool with edges that narrow to a point for shaping and smoothing metal or wood
How Rough
- Specialized
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8.2
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5.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
File (noun) for the hand tool comes from an old root fil that meant 'to rub' or 'to scrape', which fits because a file is a tool you rub on metal or wood to make it smooth.