refill
[ verb ree-fil; noun ree-fil ]
/ verb riˈfɪl; noun ˈriˌfɪl /
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verb (used with or without object)
to fill again.
noun
a material, supply, or the like, to replace something that has been used up: a refill for a prescription.
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OTHER WORDS FROM refill
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How to use refill in a sentence
The other bookstore people were looking on with suspicion, drinking their beer out of refillable coffee-store thermos cups.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory DoctorowThe idea seems practical, at least so far as the fact that the broken bottle would be a true non-refillable one.
He had an old refillable prescription from some doctor over in Arlington.
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British Dictionary definitions for refill
refill
verb (riːˈfɪl)
to fill (something) again
noun (ˈriːfɪl)
a replacement for a consumable substance in a permanent container
a second or subsequent fillinga refill at the petrol station
informal another drink to replace one already drunk
Derived forms of refill
refillable, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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