Thesaurus results for TILE

tile

noun

Definition of tile

as in drain

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Recent Examples of tile Spencer Steer has been the blank tile for Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona’s lineup card. — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Each tile required post-flight inspections, so reuse of Space Shuttle orbiters remained expensive and time-consuming. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026 Vibrant Yellows Bright yellow can cause to white cabinets looking dingy and fight against natural elements, like marble, granite, or tile. — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 26 July 2026 This is especially true were the metal ears of the outlet or switch rest on top of the tile. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tile

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Noun

In another drain on the Justices’ energy, oral arguments have become notably longer in recent years.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
New York City is scaling the same concept through its cloudburst hubs in Corona, Kissena Park, Parkchester and East New York, where sunken basketball courts and rain gardens are built to fill during a downpour and drain once the sewers catch up.

— Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of drain

Noun

Hundreds of acres of land owned by the Port were rezoned for industrial use, hooked up to new water and waste pipes, and powered by substations installed near the Port after Neal lobbied the local utilities.

— Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.

— Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023

Definition of waste pipe

Noun

West Side homeless encampment At the bustling encampment on West 45th Street at 11th Avenue, people shave with water from a hydrant and use strips of plastic and cardboard to find shade.

— Dave Carlin, CBS News, 13 July 2026
People pull out the barbecue, open fire hydrants, throw block parties.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of hydrant

Noun

The device can deliver speedy phone charging and doubles as a mains power extension with a portable form factor that won’t eat up too much of your baggage allowance.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The Metropolitan District Commission is seeking to install a new 30-inch diameter water transmission main through Windsor, Hartford, South Windsor and East Hartford and beneath both the Connecticut River and Podunk River.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of main

Noun

Then, an eighth pipe was slotted into the small organ, bringing with it a new sound that reverberated throughout the church.

— Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
The new whisky expands its maturation from three to five distinct cask types, including Fino sherry and Port pipes, subtly reshaping Glenfiddich's signature fruit-forward profile by adding dryness and complexity.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of pipe

Noun

Despite the installation of a smoke filtration system, preliminary testing found that emissions from its boiler smokestacks exceeded Cambodia’s legal limits.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
If that process were adapted to store CO2 in the earth forever, then billions of tons of carbon emissions could, in theory, be captured from smokestacks and buried.

— Maddie Stone, ProPublica, 25 June 2026

Definition of smokestack

Noun

The old building has no sprinkler system and firefighters depend on a standpipe to deliver water to the top floors, but the pipe has been disconnected for no one knows how long.

— Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Utilities might be shut off — and sprinkler or standpipe systems drained — leaving firefighters without tools that could slow a blaze.

— Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2026

Definition of standpipe

Noun

Airflow, duct design, insulation, air leakage and commissioning all influence how efficiently that equipment performs.

— Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
As the liquid moves through a narrowing duct, water is removed, the pH falls and the balance of ions changes.

— Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of duct

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