oblong vs tile

oblong

noun
  • Something with an oblong shape. 

  • A rectangle with length and width that are different. 

  • An ellipse with minor and major axes that are different. 

adj
  • Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation. 

  • Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular. 

  • Roughly rectangular or elliptical. 

verb
  • To give an oblong shape to. 

  • To extend so as to form an oblong shape. 

tile

noun
  • A rectangular graphic. 

  • Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong. 

  • A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc. 

verb
  • To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people. 

  • To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated. 

  • To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface). 

  • To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique. 

  • To cover with tiles. 

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