Definition of FULLER

fuller

Plural: fullers

Noun

  • United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
  • United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983)
  • a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living
  • A person who fulls cloth.
  • A convex, rounded or grooved tool, used by blacksmiths for shaping metal.
  • A groove made by such a tool (in the blade of a sword etc.).

Adjective

  • containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
  • (of sound) having marked deepness and body

Adjective Satellite

  • constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
  • complete in extent or degree and in every particular
  • filled to satisfaction with food or drink
  • having the normally expected amount
  • being at a peak or culminating point
  • having ample fabric

Adj

  • comparative form of full: more full

Verb

Verb Forms: fullered, fullering, fullers

  • To groove metal with a specific type of hammer.
  • To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer.

Examples

  • He tried to FULLER the meaning out of the obscure word, but it remained elusive.

Origin / Etymology

From full.

Synonyms

broad, Buckminster Fuller, entire, full, good, Melville W. Fuller, Melville Weston Fuller, R. Buckminster Fuller, replete, Richard Buckminster Fuller, total, wide, wide-cut, tucker#Etymology 2, walker#Etymology 2, waulker

Antonyms

empty, thin

Scrabble Score: 9

fuller: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fuller: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fuller: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

fuller: valid Words With Friends Word