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file

[fahyl] / faɪl /
NOUN
system of order, placement for ease of use
Synonyms
STRONGEST
book case data directory dossier folder information list notebook record
STRONG
cabinet census charts docket documents index pigeonhole portfolio register repository
WEAK
circular file
NOUN
line, queue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
column list
STRONG
echelon parade rank row string tier troop
VERB
put in place, order
Synonyms
STRONGEST
enter register
STRONG
alphabetize arrange catalog catalogue categorize classify deposit docket document index list pigeonhole record slot tabulate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
erase
STRONG
disarrange disorder disorganize
VERB
rub down, grind
Synonyms
STRONG
abrade burnish erode finish furbish grate level polish rasp raze refine scrape shape sharpen smooth
Antonyms
STRONG
build construct dull roughen ruin
WEAK
disarrange disorder

Example Sentences

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The Sacramento district attorney’s office declined to file charges after a blood test showed there were no traces of drugs or alcohol in her system.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Then someone could file for an extension to file a return in mid-October, and then they can set up an installment plan to pay the taxes they owe.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Under Judge Rakoff’s reasoning, every privileged document drafted in Google Docs, every confidential email sent through Gmail, every sensitive legal file stored in any cloud service has been “disclosed” to the provider.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

They’d been expecting a large file, but sorting through 400 pages was overwhelming at first.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The computer needed permission to copy a hidden file.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste