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Nouns (2)

file

n. a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal

file

n. (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form

Verbs (10)

v. place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please"

smooth with a file

v. smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails"

v. proceed in line; "The students filed into the classroom"

v. file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"

register, file for, register officially, place on public record, put on record

v. record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"

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Fuzzynyms (25)

v. scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"

rasp, scrape with a rasp

v. scrape with a rasp

v. rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"

v. clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"

whet, sharpen by rubbing

v. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

awaken, waken, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

walk, hoof, foot, hoof it, leg it, go on foot

v. use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

step, take a step

v. shift or move by taking a step; "step back"

v. adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"

v. list in an index

Synonyms (2)

v. enter by marching in a file

v. march out, in a file

Antonyms (0)

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