a folder or box for holding loose papers together and in order for easy reference

a file of correspondence

a number of issues and responsibilities relating to a particular policy area

what progress has the Prime Minister made on the unity file?

place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order

the contract, when signed, is filed

he still had the moment filed away in his memory

a line of people or things one behind another

files of tourists stream up the narrow lanes of Mont St Michel

(of a group of people) walk one behind the other, typically in an orderly and solemn manner

the mourners filed into the church

a tool with a roughened surface or surfaces, typically of steel, used for smoothing or shaping a hard material

smooth or shape with a file

never file your nails from the centre to the sides

pounded or powdered sassafras leaves used to flavour and thicken soup, especially gumbo

add filé to taste just before serving