Definitions for defiles

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defiles de·file

Spelling: [dih-fahyl]

IPA: /dɪˈfaɪl/

Defiles is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 165 anagrams from letters in defiles (deefils).

Definitions for defiles

noun

1. any narrow passage, especially between mountains.

verb (used with object)

1. to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase.
2. to violate the chastity of.
3. to make impure for ceremonial use; desecrate.
4. to sully, as a person's reputation.

verb (used without object)

1. to march in a line or by files.

Origin of defiles

1275-1325; Middle English defilen, defelen, alteration of defoilen (by association with filen to file³) Anglo-French, Old French defouler to trample on, vi

Examples for defiles

In the course of this the Acarnanians attacked him in a defile.

From north to south there is just one highway, so narrow that it is really a defile.

Smoking, the statement suggests, will direct their actions, defile their bodies and “cost them” a great deal.

All was in darkness towards that part of the city near the defile.

The Amandara defile was occupied on both sides by the enemy.

They thought of the Earth as their mother and would not put anything into it to defile it.

At last it throws its coldling, shining ray on a defile and rests there.

An Ohio regiment, which can also deal with Slade if it catches him, will defile to the left.

I felt that to seek her presence would be almost to defile her.

He dashed into the shelter of the defile, a grim smile playing on his lips.