Vocabulary : Tilde to Tilestone
Tilde : The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, , /], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y.Tile : To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge. ;; 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. ;; A small slab of marble or other material used for flooring. ;; A plate of metal used for roofing. ;; A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused. ;; A draintile. ;; A stiff hat. ;; To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house. ;; Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.
Tiled : of Tile
Tile-drain : To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain.
Tilefish : A large, edible, deep-water food fish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) more or less thickly covered with large, round, yellow spots.
