filler

filler (fil′ər)

noun

a person or thing that fills; specif.,

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

Waste material
padding, packing, calking, fill; see stuffing 1.
A replaceable portion
refill, cartridge, pad, pack, cylinder, liner, bushing, shim.
In journalism, matter used to fill a column
features, squib, time copy*, locals*, shorts*, wire shorts*.

Converse of object

stock: We will be there selling lots of lovely CHAS logo goods great for stocking fillers plan ahead for Christmas!
apply: The tube is then inserted into the gun and the trigger squeezed to apply the filler.

Adjective modifier

dermal: Matched to the tissue matrix The density of the tissue matrix in the skin has implications for dermal fillers.
inert: If it melts and bubbles then it is the inert filler which is used to make the weight of a real shell for tests.
epoxy: Any chips must be filled with an epoxy filler.
flexible: The shell was prepared by first filling any larger depressions or rough areas with a flexible filler.
temporary: Restylane is a temporary filler used to smooth out facial wrinkles and enhance lips.
ideal: Priced at £ 4.95, I think it makes the ideal stocking filler.

Modifies a noun

cap.: Head gaskets on early D-4D engines can fail, so look for white emulsion on the underside of the oil filler cap.
cap: Needless to say, buying a lockable filler cap will save you from being stranded in the middle of nowhere.
flap: The other little grievance was with the two bolts that retain the fuel filler flap to the body.
plug: On your car you need to locate the filler plug high up on the side of the gearbox housing.
neck: The filler neck excluded mistaken insertion of a fueling spout.
pipe: It means we can leave the oil filler pipe in place.

Noun used with modifier

stocking: Any of these would make great last minute stocking fillers, or bargains to look out for in the January sales.
dancefloor: Making the crossover from unknown dancefloor filler to big pop tune this week are Blackout with ' Mr DJ ' .
gasoline: The gasoline filler cap and the flint replacement cap are both located underneath alongside the details ' McMurdo Pat.
sandwich: As both jam and marmite do not provide any protein we could not use these as a sandwich filler.
fuel: A fuel filler problem resulted in Jenson being waved out of the pit without any fuel going into the car.
slot: As a natural language processing task, a semantic slot filler is to be modeled.

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