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fill::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fill up, make full |
| Type of | alter, modify, change |
| Has types | ink, instill, inundate, lade, laden, line, electrify, load, load up, lube, lubricate, overfill, overload, pack, pad, populate, prime, deluge, charge, heap, farce, impregnate, infuse, bolster, replenish, clutter, saturate, clog, stuff, fill again, surcharge, swamp, brim, tincture, top off, flood, complete, clutter up, refill |
| Derivation | filler, filling |
fill a container.
fill the child with pride.
fill::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | conform to, fit, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy |
| Type of | supply, cater, provide, ply |
| Has types | fit the bill, accommodate, allay, answer, appease, assuage, suit, stay, slake, satisfy, quench, content, quell, live up to, feed on, feed upon, fulfill, fulfil, fill the bill, fit |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sufficiency, enough |
he ate his fill of potatoes.
she had heard her fill of gossip.
Examples of fill
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Meanwhile, Stanton will fill the remainder of Collins'term, which ends April 30.
From the dailyherald.com
Participants will need to fill out a form stating where the beacon will be used.
From the stltoday.com
Fill each indentation with 1 rounded half-teaspoon of cranberry-apricot filling.
From the stltoday.com
Fill-in freshman Marcus Coker ran for 219 yards and two scores for the Hawkeyes.
From the thenewstribune.com
The water has been really low, he said, but it's starting to fill back in a bit.
From the news-journalonline.com
He was skinny as a goal post and didn't fill out until he went to Butte College.
From the sacbee.com
With no proven closer on the roster, Maddon plans to fill the role by committee.
From the thenewstribune.com
Fill an 8-quart kettle three fourths full with salted water and bring to a boil.
From the news-journalonline.com
The TEC is now back on track to fill the gap, focusing especially on innovation.
From the washingtontimes.com
- A quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
- Make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
- Filling: any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"
- Become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
- Occupy: occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
- Assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
- In archaeology fills are contexts representing material that has accumulated or has been deposited into a cut feature such as ditch or pit of some kind. ...
- Cut and fill in earthmoving is the process of constructing a railway, road or canal whereby the amount of material from cuts roughly matches the amount of fill needed to make nearby embankments, so minimizing the amount of construction labor. ...
- In popular music, a fill is a short musical passage, riff, or rhythmic sound which helps to sustain the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody.
