Word Study
folder
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun folder has 2 senses
- folder(n = noun.communication) booklet, brochure, leaflet, pamphlet - a small book usually having a paper cover; Array is a kind of book
- folder(n = noun.artifact) Array - covering that is folded over to protect the contents; Array is a kind of covering
has particulars: blue book, ticket book
has particulars: file folder, matchbook
Derived form verb fold1
CIDE DICTIONARY
folder, n.
One who, or that which, folds; esp., a flat, knifelike instrument used for folding paper. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
folder
book end, book support, book table, book tray, book truck, bookcase, bookholder, booklet, bookrack, bookrest, bookshelf, bookstack, bookstand, brochure, chapbook, circular, comic book, folio, leaflet, pamphlet, portfolio, revolving bookcase, stack, tract
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