"Expletive" is a word in ENGLISH
Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of
filling up; superfluous.
A word, letter, or syllable not necessary to the sense,
but inserted to fill a vacancy; an oath.
The darkest clouds precipitate the most rain.
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An old lady saw a little boy with a fishing-rod over his shoulder and a jar of tadpoles in his hand walking through the park one Sunday. "Little boy," she called, "don't you know you shouldn't go fishing on a Sunday?" "I'm not going fishing, ma'am," he called back, "I'm going home."
To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
Read the complete definitionTo fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to encumber by excess of numbers or quantity.
Read the complete definitionTo stuff with forcemeat; hence, to fill with mingled ingredients; to fill full; to stuff.
Read the complete definitionFilled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of …
Read the complete definitionA vessel filled with running sand for measuring time; an hourglass; and hence, the time in which such a vessel …
Read the complete definitionA gaseous element, colorless, tasteless, and odorless, the lightest known substance, being fourteen and a half times lighter than air …
Read the complete definitionTo fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely, as for transportation; hence, to fill closely …
Read the complete definitionv. /AG-/ to supply or make up for what is lacking. /MANG-:-AN/ to supply what is lacking in (a person …
Read the complete definitionTo fill again after having been diminished or emptied; to stock anew; hence, to fill completely; to cause to abound.
Read the complete definitionIn Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, …
Read the complete definitionIn general, to fill up the measure of a want of (a person or a thing); hence, to grafity fully …
Read the complete definitionTo fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume.
Read the complete definitionTo stuff; to crowd; to fill full; hence, to make hot and close; to render stifling.
Read the complete definitionTo close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a …
Read the complete definitionThat which closes or fills up an opening or gap; hence, a temporary expedient.
Read the complete definitionNot close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a …
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