file

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n

1. dossier, organized collection or assortment, arrangement; folder, organizer, envelope, container, holder; filing cabinet, cabinet, drawer, box, pigeonhole, receptacle, repository, compartment.

2. line, queue, row, rank; string, chain, range, series

v

3. organize, categorize, systematize, classify, set up; arrange, put or place in order, alphabetize; pigeonhole, interfile, insert, put in place, replace.

4. march or walk in a line or row, parade, pass in formation, follow the leader.

5. file for, apply, make application, fill out or turn in an application, put in for, put in or make a bid for, make a claim for; register, sign up, get one's name on the list.

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n

1. rasp, emery board, nail file, abrasive.

v

2. rasp, scrape, grate, shred; grind, whet, sand, sandpaper, pumice; abrade, rub, rub down, scour; polish, burnish, buff, smooth, wax, shine; trim, cut down, reduce, shave, plane, shape.