English Dictionary

ROUND FILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does round file mean? 

ROUND FILE (noun)
  The noun ROUND FILE has 1 sense:

1. a file with a circular cross section; used to file the inside of holesplay

  Familiarity information: ROUND FILE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ROUND FILE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A file with a circular cross section; used to file the inside of holes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("round file" is a kind of...):

file (a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal)


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