noun
A collection of papers collated and archived together.
A roll or list.
A course of thought; a thread of narration.
(computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.
(Canada, US) Clipping of file cabinet.
verb
(transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office.
(transitive) (of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication.
(transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order.
(transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
(intransitive, with for, chiefly law) To submit a formal request to some office.
(transitive, obsolete) To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.
noun
A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
(military) A small detachment of soldiers.
(chess) One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
verb
(intransitive) To move in a file.
noun
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.
(slang, archaic) A cunning or resourceful person.
(slang, obsolete) A pickpocket.
verb
(transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
verb
(archaic) To defile.
To corrupt.