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FILLER

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• FILLER (noun)
The noun FILLER has 5 senses:

1. used for filling cracks or holes in a surface
2. 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary
3. copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper
4. anything added to fill out a whole
5. the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar

Familiarity information: FILLER used as a noun is common.

• FILLER (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

Sense 2

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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 3

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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)

Sense 4

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Meaning:

Anything added to fill out a whole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

makeweight; filler

Context example:

some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights

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

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

Sense 5

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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)

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