fuller
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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)
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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.
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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)
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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
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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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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
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"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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