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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)

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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

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fuller 3 British  
/ ˈfʊlə /

noun

  1. a person who fulls cloth for his living

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Etymology

Origin of fuller1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fullere < Latin fullō fuller; -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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Giving evidence Supt Simon Allardice rejected much of this but conceded there was opportunity for a fuller briefing after Calocane was arrested but a high alert level was still in force.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

To understand why that’s necessary may require a fuller examination of the history of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency’s full title.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

His wife hated the new bristles, but he let them grow fuller and wilder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Allen and Pérez also said they wanted a fuller explanation of the discipline of a 32-year agency veteran who challenged State Farm over its handling of wildfire claims.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

When a platter was empty, it got lifted away, and another one, even fuller than the first, magically appeared in its place.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

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