folder

UK /ˈfoʊɫdɚ/ US /ˈfoʊɫdɚ/

noun 4

Definitions

noun

An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.

I keep all my schoolwork in a yellow folder.

A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored. The files and subfolders in a folder are usually related.

My essays are in the folder named "Schoolwork".

A machine or person that folds things.

A folding knife, typically a pocketknife.

A funny name for a knife, the Needs Work folder is purpose-built as a working folder, and includes a straight, plain-edge, modified-wharncliffe blade, and a comfortable, ergonomic handle.

Collocations

ADJ.

blue, large, open, picked, secret, shared, transparent, whole

She opened the large folder and found all her important documents inside.

VERB + FOLDER

delete, need, needs, pulled, put, spam, work, working

I accidentally deleted the wrong folder and lost all my important work files.

FOLDER + NOUN

computer, schoolwork, table, tom's

I found all of Tom's old school photos in a folder on his computer.

PREP.

down, in, into, on, out, up

I stuffed all the old receipts down into a folder and shoved it in the drawer.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a small book usually having a paper cover

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I keep all my schoolwork in a yellow folder.

Wiktionary

My essays are in the folder named "Schoolwork".

Wiktionary

A funny name for a knife, the Needs Work folder is purpose-built as a working folder, and includes a straight, plain-edge, modified-wharncliffe blade, and a comfortable, ergonomic handle.

Wiktionary

In which folder did you save the file?

Tatoeba · #5975

Make that a shared folder.

Tatoeba · #49960

Uninstall method: Chuck the whole folder into the recycle bin.

Tatoeba · #394390

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