file-n; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: collection of data organized into a document

Commentary: FILE[+collection][+data][+organized][+record][+document]

Examples:
The FBI has maintained a file on each of these men.
I saved my files before I logged off the computer.
The lawyer asked his assistant to pull a couple of files from the cabinet.

Mappings:
PropBank: file.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: arrangement of things into a single line

Commentary: FILE[+form][+arrangement][+line][+single][+of_entities]

Examples:
The children entered the auditorium in single file.
Eight squares in a row on a chessboard form a file.
The tanks rolled by in file during the military parade.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: storage cabinet furniture

Commentary: FILE[+entity][+artifact][+furniture][+cabinet][+storage]

Examples:
John has a large oak file in his office.
I bought some metal files to store my tax returns in.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: a hand tool used for smoothing rough surfaces

Commentary: FILE[+entity][+artifact][+tool][+hand][+surface_smoother]

Examples:
Mary lent my her nail file to smooth my broken fingernail.
John used a metal file to make a notch in the surface.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4