a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
"The worker carefully laid each ceramic tile on the bathroom floor to create a smooth, waterproof surface."
a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing
"The old roof leaked because several tiles had cracked under the winter snow."
game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.
"She carefully stacked her winning tiles on the table to complete the final line."
A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.
"The worker carefully placed each ceramic tile onto the bathroom floor to create a smooth, waterproof surface."
In plain English: A tile is a small, flat piece of hard material used to cover floors and walls.
"The bathroom floor is covered in blue ceramic tiles."
Usage: Use "tile" as a noun for flat pieces used on roofs and floors rather than for covering an area with them. When referring to the action of laying these slabs, use the verb form without adding extra words like "with."
To cover with tiles.
"The security guard tiled off the construction zone to prevent unauthorized workers from entering the site."
To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.
In plain English: To tile something means to cover its surface with small, flat pieces of material arranged closely together.
"We need to tile the kitchen floor before we can install cabinets."
The word tile comes from the Old English tieġle, which originally meant "tile" or "brick." This term traces its roots back to the Latin word tēgula.