English Explanatory Dictionary

fuller

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. comparative form of full: more full
noun
  1. One who fulls cloth.
noun
  1. A convex, rounded or grooved tool, used by blacksmiths for shaping metal.
  2. A groove made by such a tool (in the blade of a sword etc.).
verb
  1. To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation, originally for someone who fulls cloth.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
  5. A former community in Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.

Pronunciation

/ˈfʊ.lə/ /ˈfʊ.ləɹ/ en-us-fuller.ogg

Word forms

fuller fullers fullering fullered

Etymology

From full.

Synonyms

tucker walker waulker feltmaker felter

Derived words

fuller's earth fuller's herb fuller's thistle fuller's weed buckminsterfullerene fullerene Fullerian Fullerism fullerite

Translations

French: gouttière Polish: odciągacz kowalski Polish: wydłużak kowalski Spanish: fuelle
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