filler
NounUS[fil-er]/ˈfɪlɚ/2 syllables
Synonyms:
makeweight
Open English WordNet
Noun (5)
- used for filling cracks or holes in a surfaceType of sealing materialKinds mastic, stiffener, putty, size
- 100 filler equal 1 forint in HungaryType of Hungarian monetary unitPart of forint
- copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaperType of copy, written matter
- anything added to fill out a whole“some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights”Synonyms: makeweightType of object, physical object
- the tobacco used to form the core of a cigarType of tobacco, baccyPart of cigar
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fill′er noun
1. One who, or that which, fills; something used for filling.
'T is mere filler, to stop a vacancy in the hexameter.— John Dryden
They have six diggers to four fillers, so as to keep the fillers always at work.— John Mortimer
2. Painting A composition, as of powdered silica and oil, used to fill the pores and grain of wood before applying paint, varnish, etc.
3. Forestry Any standing tree or standard higher than the surrounding coppice in the form of forest known as coppice under standards. Chiefly used in the pl.
Fill′er noun
Origin: From 1st Fill.
A thill horse. dialect (England)
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement