name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
filler
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -ɪlə(ɹ)
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɪləː/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Canadian, General-American, Standard: /ˈfɪlɚ/
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CMU ARPABET: F IH1 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who fills.
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noun
Meaning 3
Something added to fill a space or add weight or size.
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noun
Meaning 4
Any semisolid substance used to fill gaps, cracks or pores.
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noun
Meaning 5
A dermal filler, a substance injected beneath the skin to restore lost volume.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: cosmetic surgery
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noun
Meaning 6
A relatively inert ingredient added to modify physical characteristics; a bulking agent.
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noun
Meaning 7
A short article in a newspaper or magazine.
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noun
Meaning 8
A short piece of music or an announcement between radio or TV programmes.
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noun
Meaning 9
Any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 10
Cut tobacco used to make up the body of a cigar.
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noun
Meaning 11
In COBOL, the description of an unnamed part of a record that contains no data relevant to a given context (normally capitalised when in a data division).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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noun
Meaning 12
A plant that lacks a distinctive shape and can fill inconvenient spaces around other plants in pots or gardens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 13
Any standing tree or standard higher than the surrounding coppice in the form of forest known as "coppice under standards".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural-normally
Topics: business, forestry
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noun
Meaning 14
A material of lower cost or quality that is used to fill a certain television time slot or physical medium, such as a music album.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, lifestyle, media, music, television
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noun
Meaning 15
the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tobacco, baccy
noun
Meaning 16
anything added to fill out a whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: makeweight
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: object, physical object
noun
Meaning 17
copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: copy, written matter
noun
Meaning 18
100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Hungarian monetary unit
noun
Meaning 19
used for filling cracks or holes in a surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sealing material
Narrower terms: putty, mastic, size, sizing, stiffener
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English fill Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English filler From fill + -er.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: пълнеж (pǎlnež) — something added to fill a space
- French: filler — something added to fill a space
- Galician: rebo — something added to fill a space
- Japanese: フィラー (firā) — something added to fill a space
- Polish: wypełniacz — something added to fill a space
- Polish: zapchajdziura — something added to fill a space
- Russian: наполнитель (napolnitel') — something added to fill a space
- Slovak: výplň — something added to fill a space
- Slovak: vata — something added to fill a space
- Slovak: vypchávka — something added to fill a space
- Ukrainian: напо́внювач (napóvnjuvač) — something added to fill a space
- Welsh: llenwad — something added to fill a space
- German: Spachtelmasse — substance used to fill gaps, cracks, pores
- German: Füllmasse — substance used to fill gaps, cracks, pores
- Bulgarian: пълнител (pǎlnitel) — a relatively inert ingredient added to modify physical characteristics
- Greek: σφράγισμα (sfrágisma) — a relatively inert ingredient added to modify physical characteristics
- Polish: substancja pomocnicza — a relatively inert ingredient added to modify physical characteristics
- Portuguese: preenchimento — a relatively inert ingredient added to modify physical characteristics
- Dutch: stopwoord — any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause
- German: Füllwort — any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause
- Hungarian: töltelékszó — any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause
- Icelandic: hikorð — any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause
- Japanese: フィラー (firā) — any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause
- Russian: слово-паразит (slovo-parazit) — any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause
- Spanish: muletilla — any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause
- Spanish: latiguillo — any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause
- Spanish: estribillo — any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause
- Spanish: bordón — any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause
- Spanish: bordoncillo — any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause
- Spanish: cantaleta — any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause
- Ukrainian: слово-паразит (slovo-parazyt) — any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause