file
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2.8
- noun
- /faɪl/
- The pack followed in single file, as Tkaa, Daine, and Cloud brought up the rear.
- single file
- moved in single file
- a file of soldiers
Examples
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The children entered in single file, stepping carefully around the shattered lamp and remaining silent.
Fiction book (1994) -
Once students are lined up, walk in a single file line to the nearest drinking fountain.
Academic text (2013) -
Hey, single file, no pushing.
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The three old men went by, single file, each carrying a little box.
Fiction book (1994) -
It's so narrow that only a single file of riders can move across it at any one time.
Fiction book (1995) -
Orde formed his small troop into a single file with about five yards between them.
Fiction book (1991) -
The contestants drove into the arena single file while the announcer called out the names of the drivers.
Fiction book (1995) -
Three days later, the caravan started south: a file of twelve power wagons, four mounted with sandblasts.
Fiction book (1993) -
From the paddock area, they walked toward the track, single file, some led by grooms, some unaccompanied.
Fiction book (1995) -
Please form a single line and walk through the door in a file.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A row of people or things standing one behind another
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2.5
A line of people or vehicles one behind another
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2.8
A line of people or things where one is behind another
A single line of people or things one behind another
Idioms
Compounds
- Texting
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2.9
A way to send digital files like documents or music over the internet, sometimes without permission
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3.5
A way of arranging and storing paper documents or computer data so you can find them
- Specialized
3
2.8
A file that stores a copy of other files so you can get them back if they are lost
- Specialized
1
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
A computer used only to store and share files for other computers
- Specialized
A way to share files over a network that lets people download without a password
- Specialized
A file that has only plain letters, numbers, and symbols with no special formatting
- Specialized
A standard way for computers to send files to each other over the internet
- Specialized
A few letters or numbers after a file name that show the file type
- Specialized
A hand tool with a rough flat surface that you move to smooth or shape wood and metal
- Specialized
A computer that shares files on a network and is also used for work
- Specialized
A thin metal tool with a round taper used to smooth small round holes and curves
- Specialized
A hand tool with edges that narrow to a point for shaping and smoothing metal or wood
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
File (noun) meaning a line of people comes from the Latin filum, meaning 'thread', so imagine people linked like a long 'thread'—that is a file of people.