fuller

¹ American  

[fool-er] / ˈfʊl ər /

noun

1. a person who fulls cloth.

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fuller ² American  

[fool-er] / ˈfʊl ər /

noun

1. a half-round hammer used for grooving and spreading iron.

2. a tool or part of a die for reducing the sectional area of a piece of work.

3. a groove running along the flat of a sword blade.

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verb (used with object)

1. to reduce the sectional area of (a piece of metal) with a fuller or fullers.

Fuller ³ American  

[fool-er] / ˈfʊl ər /

noun

1. George, 1822–84, U.S. painter.

2. Henry B(lake), Stanton Page, 1857–1929, U.S. novelist, poet, and critic.

3. Melville Weston 1833–1910, chief justice of the U.S. 1888–1910.

4. R(ichard) Buckminster, 1895–1983, U.S. engineer, designer, and architect.

5. (Sarah) Margaret Marchioness Ossoli, 1810–50, U.S. author and literary critic.

6. Thomas, 1608–61, English clergyman and historian.

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Fuller ¹ British  

/ ˈfʊlə /

noun

1. ( Richard ) Buckminster . 1895–1983, US architect and engineer: developed the geodesic dome

2. 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)

3. Thomas . 1608–61, English clergyman and antiquarian; author of The Worthies of England (1662)

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fuller ² British  

/ ˈfʊlə /

noun

1. Also called: fullering tool.  a tool for forging a groove

2. a tool for caulking a riveted joint

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verb

1. (tr) to forge (a groove) or caulk (a riveted joint) with a fuller

fuller ³ British  

/ ˈfʊlə /

noun

1. a person who fulls cloth for his living

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Etymology

Origin of fuller¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fullere < Latin fullō fuller; -er ¹

Origin of fuller²

1810–20; originally noun, apparently full ¹ in sense to make full, close, compact + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Both drugs work as an appetite suppressant by mimicking a hormone called GLP-1, which makes people feel fuller.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

While none of the three men would be interviewed, Fischer had decades of quotes and conducted his own interviews with hundreds of people in the filmmakers’ orbits to get a fuller and more honest story.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

In October, the U.S. said it signed a framework agreement with Vietnam that could provide the foundation for a fuller trade deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The new display features a stark image by White House photographer Daniel Torok with minimal context, a contrast to other presidents’ portraits, which still include fuller biographical captions.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

Day followed day; the river rose steadily toward its banks, growing broader, fuller, swifter.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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