Unscramble filing

Definition of filing

noun:

• the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint", "he filed his tax return".
• a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file.
• the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object).
• preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do".

verb:

• record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce", "file a complaint". Synonyms: file, register.
• smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails". Synonyms: file.
• proceed in line; "The students filed into the classroom". Synonyms: file.
• file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife". Synonyms: charge, file, lodge.
• place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please". Synonyms: file, file away.

Related words

impeach, trademark.

Words nearby

ailing, failing, filling, filming, firing, fixing, fling, foiling, piling, tiling.

Rhymes with

beguiling, compiling, piling, smiling, unsmiling.