tile vs twiddle

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. 

twiddle

noun
  • A small decorative embellishment. 

  • A slight twist with the fingers. 

  • A wiggling movement. 

  • A tilde. 

  • A tiny bit 

  • A drawn line that is curvy or twisted. 

  • A small musical flourish. 

  • A tizzy 

verb
  • To flip or switch two adjacent bits (binary digits). 

  • To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles. 

  • To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around. 

  • To be in an equivalence relation with. 

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