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1. Record in a public office or in a court of law
   "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"
   - register
    
2. Smooth with a file
   "file one's fingernails"
    
3. Proceed in line
   "The students filed into the classroom"
    
4. File a formal charge against
   - charge, lodge
    
5. Place in a container for keeping records
   "File these bills, please"
   - file away

1. A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
   - data file
    
2. A line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
   - single file, Indian file
    
3. Office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
   - file cabinet [US], filing cabinet
    
4. A steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal

Sounds like: phial

Derived forms: filed, files, filing

See also: file in, file out, filer, filing

Type of: accuse, criminate, enter, hand tool, impeach, incriminate, line, march, office furniture, process, put down, record, register, smooth, smoothen

Encyclopedia: File