Filler
noun
A device or piece of material used to fill a gap or hole.
He used a filler to fix the crack in the wall.
Often appears as...
- filler material
- gap filler
noun
Something unimportant added to fill space or time.
The book was overlong, with too much filler and not enough story.
Often appears as...
- story filler
- episode filler
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Literary
noun
A substance added to a product to increase its volume or weight.
Some processed foods contain fillers to make them cheaper to produce.
Often appears as...
- food filler
- product filler
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Technical
noun
A cosmetic substance used to smooth out facial wrinkles or scars.
She had fillers injected into her lips to make them fuller.
Often appears as...
- lip filler
- dermal filler
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Colloquial
noun
A person or thing that takes up space or makes something look or seem full.
He was just a filler until the real speaker arrived.
Often appears as...
- speaker filler
- placeholder
noun
A device or piece of material used to fill a gap or hole.
He used a filler to fix the crack in the wall.
Often appears as...
- filler material
- gap filler
noun
Something unimportant added to fill space or time.
The book was overlong, with too much filler and not enough story.
Often appears as...
- story filler
- episode filler
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A substance added to a product to increase its volume or weight.
Some processed foods contain fillers to make them cheaper to produce.
Often appears as...
- food filler
- product filler
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A cosmetic substance used to smooth out facial wrinkles or scars.
She had fillers injected into her lips to make them fuller.
Often appears as...
- lip filler
- dermal filler
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A person or thing that takes up space or makes something look or seem full.
He was just a filler until the real speaker arrived.
Often appears as...
- speaker filler
- placeholder
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Repair
Used for tangible items needing repair, not for fixing abstract concepts.
I applied some filler to the broken vase.
Pro Tip 2/3Visualize the Gap
Imagine a physical hole or space being filled in a real object.
The holes in the wood were covered with wood filler.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Solution
Filler fixes appearances temporarily; it doesn't solve underlying problems.
Using filler won't fix the door's weak hinge.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Repair
Used for tangible items needing repair, not for fixing abstract concepts.
I applied some filler to the broken vase.
Pro Tip 2/3Visualize the Gap
Imagine a physical hole or space being filled in a real object.
The holes in the wood were covered with wood filler.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Solution
Filler fixes appearances temporarily; it doesn't solve underlying problems.
Using filler won't fix the door's weak hinge.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Repair
Used for tangible items needing repair, not for fixing abstract concepts.
I applied some filler to the broken vase.
Pro Tip 2/3Visualize the Gap
Imagine a physical hole or space being filled in a real object.
The holes in the wood were covered with wood filler.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Solution
Filler fixes appearances temporarily; it doesn't solve underlying problems.
Using filler won't fix the door's weak hinge.
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Why people believe weird...
There's nothing more to it than that. You can say a miracle occurs, it's just that it doesn't explain anything or offer anything. There's nothing to test. It's the end of the conversation for intelligent design creationists. And it's true, scientists sometimes throw terms out as linguistic place fillers --
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DNA: The book of you -...
but some of them are actually helpful. They protect the ends of each chapter from being damaged, or some help our cells find a particular thing they're looking for, or give a cell a signal to stop making something. All in all, for every page of instructions, there's almost 100 pages of filler.
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Sir David Attenborough...
the zoo had no previous experience to work on nor had they an analysis of tenrik milk however they fed these babies on cow's milk greatly diluted with water and sweetened with a little sugar giving it to them to begin with from a pen filler fortunately they took it so successfully
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Julian Assange: Why the...
And the national TV station was injuncted five minutes before it went on air, like out of a injunction landed on the news desk, and the news reader was like, "This has never happened before. What do we do?" Well, we just show the website instead, for all that time, as a filler,
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Why do we, like,...
In speech however, a word can take on additional layers of meaning. Tone of voice, the relationship between speakers, and expectations of where a conversation will go can imbue even words that seem like filler with vital information.
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Spotting the camel...
legs in the forefront is actually a pair of peda bulbs that's falling one into thinking they're creatures with ten legs this pedi bulbs that act as fillers actually have a sect Oriole organ at the tip with which they can grab flying
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History vs. Genghis Khan...
His was a strict understanding of justice." "Multiple accounts show his army's brutality going beyond ripping unborn children from mothers' wombs, using prisoners as human shields, or moat fillers to support siege engines,
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Jae Rhim Lee: My...
a dead body is covered with fillers and cosmetics to make it look alive. It's then pumped with toxic formaldehyde to slow decomposition -- a practice which causes respiratory problems and cancer in funeral personnel.
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How we could teach our...
I'm combining specific types of signals that mimic how our body responds to injury to help us regenerate. In the future, we could see a scar-proof band-aid, a moldable muscle filler or even a wound-healing vaccine.
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Being Superman PIPE Taboo:...
stomach fillers in his buttocks fat around his jaw and chin removed and injections of glutathione to lighten his skin tone so after the surgery this my looks with contact lenses in he's ready to fly
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Why people believe weird...
There's nothing more to it than that. You can say a miracle occurs, it's just that it doesn't explain anything or offer anything. There's nothing to test. It's the end of the conversation for intelligent design creationists. And it's true, scientists sometimes throw terms out as linguistic place fillers --
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DNA: The book of you -...
but some of them are actually helpful. They protect the ends of each chapter from being damaged, or some help our cells find a particular thing they're looking for, or give a cell a signal to stop making something. All in all, for every page of instructions, there's almost 100 pages of filler.
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
the zoo had no previous experience to work on nor had they an analysis of tenrik milk however they fed these babies on cow's milk greatly diluted with water and sweetened with a little sugar giving it to them to begin with from a pen filler fortunately they took it so successfully
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Julian Assange: Why the...
And the national TV station was injuncted five minutes before it went on air, like out of a injunction landed on the news desk, and the news reader was like, "This has never happened before. What do we do?" Well, we just show the website instead, for all that time, as a filler,
Video examples
Why do we, like,...
In speech however, a word can take on additional layers of meaning. Tone of voice, the relationship between speakers, and expectations of where a conversation will go can imbue even words that seem like filler with vital information.
Video examples
Spotting the camel...
legs in the forefront is actually a pair of peda bulbs that's falling one into thinking they're creatures with ten legs this pedi bulbs that act as fillers actually have a sect Oriole organ at the tip with which they can grab flying
Video examples
History vs. Genghis Khan...
His was a strict understanding of justice." "Multiple accounts show his army's brutality going beyond ripping unborn children from mothers' wombs, using prisoners as human shields, or moat fillers to support siege engines,
Video examples
Jae Rhim Lee: My...
a dead body is covered with fillers and cosmetics to make it look alive. It's then pumped with toxic formaldehyde to slow decomposition -- a practice which causes respiratory problems and cancer in funeral personnel.
Video examples
How we could teach our...
I'm combining specific types of signals that mimic how our body responds to injury to help us regenerate. In the future, we could see a scar-proof band-aid, a moldable muscle filler or even a wound-healing vaccine.
Video examples
Being Superman PIPE Taboo:...
stomach fillers in his buttocks fat around his jaw and chin removed and injections of glutathione to lighten his skin tone so after the surgery this my looks with contact lenses in he's ready to fly
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Quote examples
Elif Batuman
American Author
I like a novel to have a certain amount of dead time and filler - unremarkable scenery, descriptions of getting from point A to point B, dialogue in which not much is said - in between the parts that are electric. With a long work that you don't read in one sitting, I think that makes for the best reading experience.
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Felicity Kendal
English Actress
I haven't done fillers or Botox for ages. There comes a point where you have to match bits of you with the other bits; otherwise, you get a terribly random situation.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
One of the odd enjoyments in life is to be alone in a room full of people. To have them there as unknowing human filler in your wide shot.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
Thanks to Botox and fillers, as well as the work that I've already had, my face pretty much maintains itself.
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Neelam Kothari
I want to get something done but I am scared. I said I want to get a filler done. Very little, obviously.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
Cooking, decorating, diet/self-help and gardening books are guilty pleasures and useful time fillers.
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge
English Actress
I think audiences can feel when they're being served a filler episode.
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Huda Kattan
Iraqi Entertainer
I get Botox and fillers; I don't think there's anything wrong with it.
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Mark Strand
American Poet
Poetry is, first and last, language - the rest is filler.
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Sofia Vergara
Colombian Model
I don't want plastic surgery or fillers or Botox.
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Elif Batuman
American Author
I like a novel to have a certain amount of dead time and filler - unremarkable scenery, descriptions of getting from point A to point B, dialogue in which not much is said - in between the parts that are electric. With a long work that you don't read in one sitting, I think that makes for the best reading experience.
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Felicity Kendal
English Actress
I haven't done fillers or Botox for ages. There comes a point where you have to match bits of you with the other bits; otherwise, you get a terribly random situation.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
One of the odd enjoyments in life is to be alone in a room full of people. To have them there as unknowing human filler in your wide shot.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
Thanks to Botox and fillers, as well as the work that I've already had, my face pretty much maintains itself.
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Neelam Kothari
I want to get something done but I am scared. I said I want to get a filler done. Very little, obviously.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
Cooking, decorating, diet/self-help and gardening books are guilty pleasures and useful time fillers.
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge
English Actress
I think audiences can feel when they're being served a filler episode.
Quote examples
Huda Kattan
Iraqi Entertainer
I get Botox and fillers; I don't think there's anything wrong with it.
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Mark Strand
American Poet
Poetry is, first and last, language - the rest is filler.
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Sofia Vergara
Colombian Model
I don't want plastic surgery or fillers or Botox.
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