Filing

/faɪ.lɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:13 pts6 letters

Definition of Filing

verb

To commit (official papers) to some office.
To place in an archive in a logical place and order
To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
(with for) To submit a formal request to some office.
"She filed for divorce the next day."
To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.

verb

To move in a file.
"The applicants kept filing into the room until it was full."

verb

To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
"I'd better file the bottoms of the table legs. Otherwise they will scratch the flooring."

verb

To defile
To corrupt

noun

Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
"The process left metal filings all over the bench and the part."
The act of storing documents in an archive; archiving.
Something that has been officially filed; a document on file.

Anagrams of Filing

Words You Can Make

8 words can be made from the letters in "filing":

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+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "filing" and rearranging:

+tfliting lifting

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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