nounπShareOne who fills."The dentist was a skilled filler of cavities. "personjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomething added to fill a space or add weight or size."The florist used green moss as filler in the flower arrangement to make it look fuller. "materialsubstanceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny semisolid substance used to fill gaps, cracks or pores."The carpenter used wood filler to cover the nail holes in the bookshelf. "materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA relatively inert ingredient added to modify physical characteristics."The bread dough contained a lot of filler to make it cheaper. "materialsubstancetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA short article in a newspaper or magazine."The newspaper used a short article about local gardening tips as filler on page 3 since there wasn't enough major news that day. "mediawritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA short piece of music or an announcement between radio or TV programmes."The radio station played a short instrumental piece as filler between the news report and the weather forecast. "mediaentertainmentmusicsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause.""The speaker used a lot of 'um' and 'like' as filler while she was thinking about her answer." "languagelinguisticscommunicationwordphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareCut tobacco used to make up the body of a cigar."The cigar maker carefully selected the filler to ensure a rich and even burn. "materialsubstanceplantagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareIn 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)."In the COBOL record describing employee details, the last ten bytes are defined as FILLER because they are reserved for future use and currently hold no meaningful information. "computingtechnicallanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA plant that lacks a distinctive shape and can fill inconvenient spaces around other plants in pots or gardens."The creeping jenny acted as a great filler in the flower pot, spilling over the edges and complementing the taller geraniums. "plantagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(usually in the plural) Any standing tree or standard higher than the surrounding coppice in the form of forest known as "coppice under standards"."In the ancient woods, the fillers, tall and mature oak trees, stood prominently above the younger hazel shrubs cut for coppice wood. "environmentnatureplantagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
