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filler definition

filler (fil′ər)

noun

a person or thing that fills; specif.,
  1. matter added to some other to increase bulk, improve consistency, etc.
  2. a preparation used to fill in the cracks, grain, etc. of wood before painting or varnishing
  3. the bunch of blended tobacco held together by a binder leaf to form a cigar
  4. a short, space-filling item as in a newspaper; squib
  5. the paper to be inserted into a loose-leaf notebook, etc.
  6. Archit. a plate put in to fill a space, as between two structural parts

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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