fill
- n a quantity sufficient to satisfy
he ate his fill of potatoes
she had heard her fill of gossip - n any material that fills a space or container
there was not enough fill for the trench - v make full, also in a metaphorical sense
fill a container
fill the child with pride - v become full
The pool slowly filled with water
The theater filled up slowly - v occupy the whole of
The liquid fills the container - v assume, as of positions or roles
- v fill or meet a want or need
- v appoint someone to (a position or a job)
- v eat until one is sated
He filled up on turkey - v fill to satisfaction
- v plug with a substance
fill a cavity
fill-in
- n someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
fillagree
- n delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)
fille de chambre
- n a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)
filler
- n used for filling cracks or holes in a surface
- n 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary
- n copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper
- n anything added to fill out a whole
- n the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar
fillet
- n a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
- n a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
- n a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
- n a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
- n fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
- v decorate with a lace of geometric designs
- v cut into filets