roughcast vs tile

roughcast

noun
  • A mixture of pebbles or similar material used to finish a plaster or concrete wall. 

  • A crude model. 

  • A rough surface finish, as of a plaster or stucco wall. 

adj
  • Unpolished. 

verb
  • To shape crudely; to form in its first rudiments, without correction or polish. 

  • To apply a roughcast finish to. 

tile

noun
  • 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. 

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

  • A rectangular graphic. 

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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