fuller
noun
a person who fulls cloth.
fuller
1 American
[fool-er]
/ ˈfʊl ər /
noun
fuller
2
American
[fool-er]
/ ˈfʊl ər /
noun
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a half-round hammer used for grooving and spreading iron.
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a tool or part of a die for reducing the sectional area of a piece of work.
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a groove running along the flat of a sword blade.
verb (used with object)
Fuller
3
American
[fool-er]
/ ˈfʊl ər /
noun
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George, 1822–84, U.S. painter.
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Henry B(lake), Stanton Page, 1857–1929, U.S. novelist, poet, and critic.
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Melville Weston 1833–1910, chief justice of the U.S. 1888–1910.
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R(ichard) Buckminster, 1895–1983, U.S. engineer, designer, and architect.
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(Sarah) Margaret Marchioness Ossoli, 1810–50, U.S. author and literary critic.
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Thomas, 1608–61, English clergyman and historian.
Fuller
1
British
/ ˈfʊlə /
noun
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( Richard ) Buckminster . 1895–1983, US architect and engineer: developed the geodesic dome
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Roy ( Broadbent ). 1912–91, British poet and writer, whose collections include The Middle of a War (1942) and A Lost Season (1944), both of which are concerned with World War II, Epitaphs and Occasions (1949), and Available for Dreams (1989)
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Thomas . 1608–61, English clergyman and antiquarian; author of The Worthies of England (1662)
fuller
2
British
/ ˈfʊlə /
noun
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Also called: fullering tool. a tool for forging a groove
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a tool for caulking a riveted joint
verb
fuller
3
British
/ ˈfʊlə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of fuller1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English fullere < Latin fullō fuller; see -er 1
Origin of fuller2
1810–20; originally noun, apparently full 1 in sense to make full, close, compact + -er 1
Example Sentences
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The officers failed to class Carmenza's death as a murder and did not pass it to a homicide team for a fuller investigation, as happens with suspected homicides.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
"The sodium likely originated from the lunar soil, whereas the lithium could come from the rocket itself," the post continued, adding that the team would offer more details following fuller analysis.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
It is a book to “present a fuller picture” of the man known as the Master of Suspense and to challenge “the accusations” of two books by the biographer Donald Spoto.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Reading “The Wilder Way” might not overhaul your life, but it will surely help you see how easily a fuller one can be had.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
There were considerably fewer people at the following week’s ceremony, but the church was still a lot fuller than it had been.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
He then spent a great deal of time carrying out a major overhaul of the property, alongside his longtime collaborator Nicole Fuller.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Wise beyond her years and already saddled with so much of a life, she left an indelible mark on me as a writer and a storyteller,” “Heroes” writer Bryan Fuller wrote on Instagram.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Alison Fuller from Epilepsy Action said it is a "scandal" on par with infected blood and Post Office Horizon scandals.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Fuller developed the model using El-Badry's observations along with computer simulations of convection inside aging red giants.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Just like the Memphis Garbage Workers Strike,” Fuller said, "it shows where we have to go."
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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