" file "

[Noun]  | "file" | \ ˈfī(-ə)l \

1: a tool usually of hardened steel with cutting ridges for forming or smoothing surfaces especially of metal

2: a shrewd or crafty person

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English, from Old English fēol; akin to Old High German fīla file;

[Noun]  | "file" 

1: a device (such as a folder, case, or cabinet) by means of which papers are kept in order

2: roll, list

3: a collection of papers or publications usually arranged or classified

Origin: 1525 ;

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[Noun]  | "file" 

1: single file

2: any of the rows of squares that extend across a chessboard from one player's side to the other player's side

Origin: 1598 ;

 Middle French, from filer to spin, draw out, from Late Latin filare, from Latin filum;

[Noun]  | "fi*lé" | \ fə-ˈlā \

1: powdered young leaves of sassafras used to thicken soups or stews

Origin: 1806 ;

 Louisiana French, from French, past participle of filer to twist, spin;

[Noun]  | "file clerk" 

1: a clerk who works on files

Origin: 1919 ;

[Noun]  | "file cabinet" 

1: a piece of furniture that is used for storing documents so that they can be found easily

[Verb]  | "file" 

1: to rub, smooth, or cut away with or as if with a file

Origin: 13th century ;

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[Verb]  | "file" 

1: defile, corrupt

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English, from Old English fȳlan, from fūl foul;

[Verb]  | "file" 

1: to arrange in order for preservation and reference

2: to place among official records as prescribed by law

3: to send (copy) to a newspaper

Origin: 15th century ;

 Middle English, from Medieval Latin filare to string documents on a string or wire, from filum file of documents, literally, thread, from Latin; akin to Armenian ǰil sinew;

[Verb]  | "file" 

1: to march or proceed in single file

Origin: 1614 ;

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[Verb]  | "file" 

[Verb]  | "file" 

[Noun]  | "file" 

[Noun]  | "rank and file" 

[Phrase]  | "on file"