LekhoriLekhoriA column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
The troops marched in Indian file.
A tool consisting of a strip or rod of hardened and coarse metal, used for removing sharp edges, shaping, and cutting, especially through metal; usually a hand tool.
To commit (official papers) to some office.
She filed their accounts yesterday.
of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication.
A surname.
From Old French fil (“thread”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”). Doublet of filum.
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I filed my copy soon after the interview.
To move in a file.
The applicants kept filing into the room until it was full.
To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
I'd better file the bottoms of the table legs. Otherwise they will scratch the flooring.
To defile.
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