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ALL meanings of fuller

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  • noun fuller A person who fulls cloth. 1
  • noun fuller the highest or fullest state, condition, or degree: The moon is at the full. 1
  • verb with object fuller Sewing. to make full, as by gathering or pleating. to bring (the cloth) on one side of a seam to a little greater fullness than on the other by gathering or tucking very slightly. 1
  • adjective fuller completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup. 1
  • adjective fuller complete; entire; maximum: a full supply of food for a three-day hike. 1
  • adjective fuller of the maximum size, amount, extent, volume, etc.: a full load of five tons; to receive full pay. 1
  • adjective fuller (of garments, drapery, etc.) wide, ample, or having ample folds. 1
  • adjective fuller abundant; well-supplied: a yard full of litter; a cabinet full of medicine. 1
  • adjective fuller filled or rounded out, as in form: a full bust. 1
  • adjective fuller engrossed; occupied (usually followed by of): She was full of her own anxieties. 1
  • adjective fuller of the same parents: full brothers. 1
  • adjective fuller Music. ample and complete in volume or richness of sound. 1
  • adjective fuller (of wines) having considerable body. 1
  • adjective fuller Baseball. (of the count on a batter) amounting to three balls and two strikes: He hit a slider for a homer on a full count. having base runners at first, second, and third bases; loaded. 1
  • adjective fuller being slightly oversized, as a sheet of glass cut too large to fit into a frame. 1
  • adjective fuller Poker. of or relating to the three cards of the same denomination in a full house: He won the hand with a pair of kings and sixes full. 1
  • adverb fuller exactly or directly: The blow struck him full in the face. 1
  • adverb fuller very: You know full well what I mean. 1
  • adverb fuller fully, completely, or entirely; quite; at least: The blow knocked him full around. It happened full 30 years ago. 1
  • verb without object fuller (of the moon) to become full. 1
  • idioms fuller in full, to or for the full or required amount. without abridgment: The book was reprinted in full. 1
  • idioms fuller to the full, to the greatest extent; thoroughly: They enjoyed themselves to the full. 1
  • noun fuller a person who fulls cloth for his or her living 0
  • noun fuller a tool for forging a groove 0
  • noun fuller a tool for caulking a riveted joint 0
  • verb fuller to forge (a groove) or caulk (a riveted joint) with a fuller 0
  • noun fuller (Richard) Buckminster. 1895–1983, US architect and engineer: developed the geodesic dome 0
  • noun fuller 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) 0
  • noun fuller Thomas. 1608–61, English clergyman and antiquarian; author of The Worthies of England (1662) 0
  • noun fuller ˈ(Richard) Buckminster (ˈbʌkmɪnstər ) ; bukˈminstər) 1895-1983; U.S. engineer, inventor, & philosopher 0
  • noun fuller (Sarah) Margaret(Marchioness Ossoli) 1810-50; U.S. writer, critic, & social reformer 0
  • noun fuller ˈMelville Weston (ˈwɛstən ) ; wesˈtən) 1833-1910; U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. (1888-1910) 0
  • noun fuller a person whose work is to full cloth 0
  • noun fuller a tool used by blacksmiths to hammer grooves into iron 0
  • noun fuller a groove so made 0
  • noun fuller A convex, rounded or grooved tool, used by blacksmiths for shaping metal. 0
  • noun fuller A groove made by such a tool (in the blade of a sword etc.). 0
  • verb fuller (Transitive Verb) To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer. 0
  • adjective fuller comparative form of full: more full. 0
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