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What is the noun for tilings?

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tile

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.
(computing) A rectangular graphic.
Any of various types of cuboid playing piece used in certain games, such as in dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.
(dated) A stiff hat.
Synonyms:

brick, plate, slab, block, slate, shingle, pantile, piece, domino, Lego, Duplo, building block, cake, cube, bar, stone, tablet, ingot, lump, cinder block, chunk, hunk, wedge, bit, nugget, portion, mass, slice, wodge, knob, segment, gob, wad, loaf, chip, clump, gobbet, dollop, blob, cut, clod, quantity, stick, glob, nub, part, nubble, ball, clot, section … more

Examples:

“Then, he busied himself with moving a cabinet to one side, lifting a tile from the floor, and pulling out the gold sack.”

tiling

A covering of tiles.
(uncountable) The act of applying tiles.
(geometry) A tessellation; the covering of a plane with shapes, without overlaps or gaps.
(computing theory) A technique for optimizing loops by partitioning the iteration space into smaller chunks or blocks that will more easily fit in a cache.
Synonyms:

tiles, slates, slating, thatch, shingles, thatching, roofing, panels, covers

Examples:

“All the tiling in the bathroom must be removed because of water damage to the wood under it.”

tilestone

(geology) A kind of laminated shale or sandstone belonging to some of the layers of the Upper Silurian.
A tile made of stone.
Examples:

“Alan Sharpe recorded 4lb 8oz of roach, gudgeon and perch, again using waggler tactics, and P Tilestone recorded a 3lb mixed catch of roach, gudgeon and skimmers.”

tiler

A person who sets tiles.
(freemasonry) A doorkeeper or attendant at a lodge of Freemasons.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“The tiler carefully measured and arranged the tiles to create a beautiful mosaic pattern on the kitchen floor.”

“Mr Skipworth, a ceramic tiler, had only arrived in England a couple of months earlier having left his home in Australia to travel around Europe.”

“The stone seller will give advice and the builder or tiler who lays your flooring will quite often know very little about the product.”

tilemap

(computer graphics) A two-dimensional grid made up of rectangular tiles of equal size, each of which can display an image.

tilery

A place where tiles are manufactured or fired.
Examples:

“This was the plan adopted in a tilery near Dublin, some years ago.”

“After six months I went to Alsops Beer Stores, in Tilery where you could drink as much as you liked and take a canful home at night.”

tileboard

A kind of wallboard that simulates tiles.

tileworks

A factory that manufactures tiles.

tilework

The tiled surfaces of something, or the arrangement of tiles on a surface.
Examples:

“Provide for dry, heated storage on site and deliver materials at least 24 hours before tilework begins.”

“Protect tilework with metal strips along both edges of structural building expansion joints.”

“Protect finished tilework against weather, freezing and exposure to water for at least 7 days after completion of work.”

tileability

(mathematics) The ability of a shape to tile the plane

tilemaking

The manufacture of tiles.

tileset

(computer graphics) A collection of rectangular images, or tiles.

tilemaker

Someone who makes tiles.

tilestones

plural of tilestone

tileboards

plural of tileboard

tilemakers

plural of tilemaker

tilemaps

plural of tilemap

tilesets

plural of tileset

tilings

plural of tiling
Synonyms:

tiles, slates, shingles, thatches, thatchings, slatings, tiling, slating, thatch, thatching, roofing, panels, covers, floorings, carpetings, carpets, linoleums, terrazzos, floors, floor tiles, pavings, concretes, flaggings, pavements, stoneworks, flagstones … more

Examples:

“Until recently, it was thought that there were no flat tilings that had five-fold symmetry, until Penrose discovered two tiles that do!”

“Terracota and pan tiles gained popularity as these roof tilings gave a plush look and character to houses.”

“For this case, we prove that the noncontractible intervals are in natural correspondence with the zonogonal tilings of a zonogon.”

tileries

plural of tilery

tilers

plural of tiler
Synonyms:

Examples:

“There were those who profited from the event, none more so than the tilers, bricklayers and glaziers whose wages trebled.”

“It is likely that licensing will also be extended to construction industry trades, including tilers, roofers and concreters, says Mr Kilgariff.”

“Today the tilers managed to finish laying the new kitchen floor.”

tiles

plural of tile
Synonyms:

tiling, slates, shingles, slating, thatch, thatching, roofing, panels, covers

Examples:

“All the tiles in the bathroom must be removed because of water damage to the wood under it.”

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