Question 1 · Quick check
filler
CEFRB2
/ˈfɪləː/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Something used to fill a space or add extra material.
- 02
noun
Extra detailAny semisolid substance used to fill gaps, cracks or pores.
Examples
There is a lot of filler, but not much substance, in this essay.
Try not to use too many filler words.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsSomething added to fill a space or add weight or size.
One who fills.
A dermal filler, a substance injected beneath the skin to restore lost volume.
More examples
In contextThey commonly have three, four, five, or six hewers or diggers, to four fillers, so as to keep the fillers always at work.
I recommend this album in the face of the fact that five of the eleven songs are the purest filler, dull instrumentals with a harmonica rifling over an indifferent rhythm section. The rest is magnificent[…]
'Tis a meer filler; to ſtop a vacancy in the Hexameter, and connect the Preface to the Work of Virgil.
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.
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Origin
noun
From fill + -er.