Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun filing

4 senses of filing

Sense 1
filing -- (the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return")
       => submission, entry -- (something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?")

Sense 2
filing -- (a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file)
       => fragment -- (a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock")

Sense 3
filing -- (the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object))
       => formation, shaping -- (the act of fabricating something in a particular shape)

Sense 4
filing -- (preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do")
       => storage -- (the act of storing something)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb file

5 senses of file

Sense 1
file, register -- (record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint")
       => register -- (record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions)

Sense 2
file -- (smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails")
       => smooth, smoothen -- (make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood")

Sense 3
file -- (proceed in line; "The students filed into the classroom")
       => march, process -- (march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room")
          Phrasal Verb-> file in#1; file out#1

Sense 4
charge, lodge, file -- (file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife")
       => accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate -- (bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse")

Sense 5
file, file away -- (place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please")
       => record, enter, put down -- (make a record of; set down in permanent form)