file vs filing

file and filing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
file	Yes	No	Yes	No
filing	Yes	No	No	No

file (noun)	filing (noun)
a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal	preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.
office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order	the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)
a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together	the entering of a legal document into the public record
a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other	a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

file (verb)	filing (verb)
place in a container for keeping records
file a formal charge against
record in a public office or in a court of law
smooth with a file
proceed in line