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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When they are, life will be fuller and more rewarding with peace and harmony forever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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
Whether that threshold is crossed here, he said, would require a fuller review of the organization’s finances, contracts, and other considerations, including copyright ownership issues relating to the films produced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
He suddenly appeared in public with a new fuller, puffier face, more immobile and inexpressive.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
His face was the same as in my photo of him, except older, of course, and his cheeks were fuller.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
"If the orbital speed of the binaries is less than the kick speed, the wide binaries will become gravitationally unbound," Fuller explains.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Fuller came in with 32 needed from 20 balls but Weatherley took charge to become the tournament's leading run-scorer and leave his side needing 22 from the final two overs.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
He dropped out of high school to follow John to a job at a cosmetics company, Fuller Products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Also, Angel City sent midfielder Kennedy Fuller to Bay FC in exchange for a 2026 international roster spot, $500,000 in intraleague transfer funds and $20,000 in allocation funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
His personal charisma and innovative strategies won many battles, but as early as the fall of 1965 Fuller had already realized the need for a new organization, one less hamstrung by federal and local bureaucracies.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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