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Definition of Filler
1. Noun. Used for filling cracks or holes in a surface.
Generic synonyms: Sealing Material
Derivative terms: Fill
2. Noun. 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary.
3. Noun. Copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper.
4. Noun. Anything added to fill out a whole. "Some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights"
5. Noun. The tobacco used to form the core of a cigar.
Definition of Filler
1. n. One who, or that which, fills; something used for filling.
2. n. A thill horse.
3. n. A composition, as of powdered silica and oil, used to fill the pores and grain of wood before applying paint, varnish, etc.
Definition of Filler
1. Noun. Something added to fill a space or add weight or size. ¹
2. Noun. Any semisolid substance used to fill gaps, cracks or pores. ¹
3. Noun. A relatively inert ingredient added to modify physical characteristics. ¹
4. Noun. A short article in a newspaper or magazine. ¹
5. Noun. A short piece of music or an announcement between radio or TV programmes. ¹
6. Noun. Any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause. ¹
7. Noun. Cut tobacco used to make up the body of a cigar. ¹
8. Noun. (computing) In COBOL, the description of an unnamed part of a record that may contain no data. ¹
9. Noun. A subdenomination of the forint, 100 fillér = 1 forint. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Filler
1. one that fills [n -S] - See also: fills
Lexicographical Neighbors of Filler
Literary usage of Filler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884 by John Thomas Scharf, Thompson Westcott (1884)
"He was also for some time in the office of his brother, Alfred filler. ...
In all his business dealings Mr. filler bears an unsullied reputation for ..."
2. Annual Report (1913)
"The coal tar pitch filler shall be used on the work at a temperature of not less
than 250 degrees Fahr., and shall at no time be heated above 325 degrees ..."
3. Paving Brick and Paving Brick Clays of Illinois by Charles Wesley Rolfe, Ross C. Purdy, Arthur Newell Talbot, Ira Osborn Baker (1908)
"Three forms of filler are in common use, viz.: Sand, tar and hydraulic cement.
Sand filler—Sand was the first filler employed for brick pavements, ..."
4. Problems of the Finishing Room: A Reference and Formula Manual for Furniture by Walter Karl Schmidt (1916)
"Before the discovery of a filler, repeated coats of drying oil were rubbed into the
... When shellacs are used with the idea of constituting a filler coat, ..."
5. The Construction of Roads and Pavements by Thomas Radford Agg (1920)
"Improvements recommends a suitable bituminous filler when the blocks are laid
upon a sand cushion and a sand filler when laid on a mortar cushion. ..."
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