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FILLER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The tobacco used to form the core of a cigar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("filler" is a kind of...):

baccy; tobacco (leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion)

Holonyms ("filler" is a part of...):

cigar (a roll of tobacco for smoking)

Derivation:

fill (make full, also in a metaphorical sense)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Anything added to fill out a whole

Example:

some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights

Synonyms:

filler; makeweight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("filler" is a kind of...):

object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)

Derivation:

fill (make full, also in a metaphorical sense)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("filler" is a kind of...):

copy; written matter (matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials)

Derivation:

fill (make full, also in a metaphorical sense)

Sense 4

Meaning:

100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("filler" is a kind of...):

Hungarian monetary unit (monetary unit in Hungary)

Holonyms ("filler" is a part of...):

forint (the basic unit of money in Hungary)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Used for filling cracks or holes in a surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("filler" is a kind of...):

sealing material (any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "filler"):

putty (a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass)

mastic (a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler)

size; sizing (any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics)

stiffener (material used for stiffening something)

Derivation:

fill (plug with a substance)

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