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fuller

1 American  
[fool-er] / ˈfʊl ər /

noun

  1. a person who fulls cloth.


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.


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.


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
fuller 3 British  
/ ˈfʊlə /

noun

  1. a person who fulls cloth for his living

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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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

Obesity jabs curb appetite and make you feel fuller for longer, so you eat much less and shed weight.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

Read this for a fuller explanation of out-of-the money options.

From MarketWatch May 22, 2026

He had a tan and his hair looked fuller, slightly tousled, and he thought of Rimbaud’s words: I is someone else.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

"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

James Fuller ended with figures of 7-62 across eight overs on the day as the Steelbacks were dismissed in the final over.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Fuller Bazer is 87 years old and has never taken a required minimum distribution from his $2 million tax-deferred retirement account.

From Barron's Jun. 13, 2026

“Whistler” is narrated by protagonist Daphne Fuller, a 54-year-old English teacher married to Jonathan, a restlessly retired doctor and hospital administrator who dotes on his wife and whom he regards as “extraordinary.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

Early the next morning, Ann Atwater and Howard Fuller joined students for a memorial service for Dr. King at the NCC chapel.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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