Thesaurus results for TILE

tile

noun

Definition of tile

as in drain

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Recent Examples of tile Among the Putman designs on display is a large all-white ceramic tile table for photographer Jean Paul Goude. — David Moin, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 Disney has been chipping away at a long-term positioning of Disney+ as its mother ship, with Hulu programming migrating there behind a home-screen tile. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 The minimalist, open-plan five-bedroom features marble floors, walls of glass framing the water, a floating wood staircase, a white kitchen, and baths punctuated with decorative tile. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026 Its high-precision LiDAR navigation maneuvers smoothly around tricky table legs, while dual spinning mops leave tile and hardwood gleaming. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tile

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Noun

Another problem with that sink was the direct connection between the drain line and the sewage system.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing stubborn mascara and the day’s buildup go down the drain, especially when the Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm is involved.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 6 Oct. 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

Some hydrants were jammed up by freezing temperatures; the blaze was contained in part because of a fireboat that Collins had funded.

— Emma Green, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
There’s the fire-hydrant physique, a flat bat path that stays in the zone longer than those of other hitters and lightning-quick hands that often prove to be the difference between making contact and doing damage.

— C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of hydrant

Noun

The menu features handmade pasta alongside mains like trout finished with nutty brown butter and tomato pesto.

— Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Wednesday, reporting a high-pressure gas main struck on Prospect Avenue between Eighth Avenue and Prospect Park West.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of main

Noun

According to the arrest affidavit police obtained a search warrant and found a glass jar, aluminum powder, black iron oxide and a pipe that was empty at the time.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Today, tank farms line both sides of the coastal highway near the port, and a network of pipes moves products among terminals and to ships.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of pipe

Noun

And yet the borders tell a grittier story, with smokestacks and warehouses and, just 2 miles away, refinery flames and black smoke spewing from the Suncor Energy complex.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026
At night, lights shine on the wreck, and flames will shoot from the smokestacks.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 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

The company has not provided temperature measurements, power consumption figures or details about the cooling ducts.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
In 2022, large amounts of asbestos were found in the air ducts of the museum’s Van der Steur and Bodon buildings, as well as behind the wood paneling in the Van der Steur building.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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