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fuller

/ˈfʊ.ləɹ/

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What does fuller mean?

adjective

  1. comparative form of full: more full

noun

  1. One who fulls cloth.
  2. A convex, rounded or grooved tool, used by blacksmiths for shaping metal.
More meanings (7)

noun

  1. 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.

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as an occupation, originally for someone who fulls cloth.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
  4. A former community in Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  5. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈfʊ.ləɹ/

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The fuller one's conception of possible future achievements, the less his present activity is tied down to a small number of alternatives.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852
Into these Darwin did not enter, and they require a fuller investigation than is possible within the limits of the present paper.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
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I wish I had space here to give a fuller abstract of Mr. Agassiz’s interesting observations on the development of the pedicellariæ.
Charles DarwinThe Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th EditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2009
On Monday there was a subscription-masquerade, much fuller than that of last year, but not so agreeable or so various in dresses.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610
It is not a pistillate, as many claim, Mr. Fuller asserts, but a spurious variety, largely mixed with it, is a pistillate.
Edward Payson RoeSuccess with Small FruitsProject Gutenberg ebook #6117