refill

Noun · Verb
US[ree-fil]/ˈrifɪl/2 syllablesalso [ree-fil] /riˈfɪl/

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)refills, refilled

  1. fill something that had previously been emptied“refill my glass, please”Synonyms: replenishfill againMore general fill, fill up

Noun (2)refills

  1. a prescription drug that is provided again“he got a refill of his prescription”“the prescription specified only one refill”Type of prescription drug, prescription
  2. a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents“he got a refill for his ball-point pen”“he got a refill for his notebook”Type of merchandise, ware
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Re·fill′ (r?-f?l′), transitive & intransitive verb

To fill, or become full, again.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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