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Definitions for Fuller

[1] a person who fulls cloth.
[2] a half-round hammer used for grooving and spreading iron.
[3] a tool or part of a die for reducing the sectional area of a piece of work.
[4] a groove running along the flat of a sword blade.
[5] to reduce the sectional area of (a piece of metal) with a fuller or fullers.
[6] George, 1822–84, U.S. painter.
[7] Henry B(lake), Stanton Page , 1857–1929, U.S. novelist, poet, and critic.
[8] Melville Wes·ton [wes -tuh  n] /ˈwɛs tən/ , 1833–1910, chief justice of the U.S. 1888–1910.
[9] R(ichard) Buckminster, 1895–1983, U.S. engineer, designer, and architect.
[10] (Sarah) Margaret Marchioness Ossoli , 1810–50, U.S. author and literary critic.
[11] Thomas, 1608–61, English clergyman and historian.
[12] completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
[13] complete; entire; maximum: a full supply of food for a three-day hike.
[14] of the maximum size, amount, extent, volume, etc.: a full load of five tons; to receive full pay.
[15] (of garments, drapery, etc.) wide, ample, or having ample folds.
[16] abundant; well-supplied: a yard full of litter; a cabinet full of medicine.
[17] filled or rounded out, as in form: a full bust.
[18] engrossed; occupied (usually followed by of ): She was full of her own anxieties.
[19] of the same parents: full brothers.
[20] Music . ample and complete in volume or richness of sound.
[21] (of wines) having considerable body.
[22] 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.
[23] being slightly oversized, as a sheet of glass cut too large to fit into a frame.
[24] 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.
[25] exactly or directly: The blow struck him full in the face.
[26] very: You know full well what I mean.
[27] fully, completely, or entirely; quite; at least: The blow knocked him full around. It happened full 30 years ago.
[28] 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.
[29] (of the moon) to become full.
[30] the highest or fullest state, condition, or degree: The moon is at the full.
[31] a person who fulls cloth for his living
[32] Also called: fullering tool a tool for forging a groove
[33] a tool for caulking a riveted joint
[34] (tr) to forge (a groove) or caulk (a riveted joint) with a fuller
[35] (Richard ) Buckminster . 1895–1983, US architect and engineer: developed the geodesic dome
[36] 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)
[37] Thomas . 1608–61, English clergyman and antiquarian; author of The Worthies of England (1662)
[38] holding or containing as much as possible; filled to capacity or near capacity
[39] abundant in supply, quantity, number, etc full of energy
[40] having consumed enough food or drink
[41] (esp of the face or figure) rounded or plump; not thin
[42] (prenominal) with no part lacking; complete a full dozen
[43] (prenominal) with all privileges, rights, etc; not restricted a full member
[44] (prenominal) of, relating to, or designating a relationship established by descent from the same parents full brother
[45] filled with emotion or sentiment a full heart
[46] (postpositive foll by of ) occupied or engrossed (with) full of his own projects
[47] music powerful or rich in volume and sound completing a piece or section; concluding a full close
[48] (of a garment, esp a skirt) containing a large amount of fabric; of ample cut
[49] (of sails, etc) distended by wind
[50] (of wine, such as a burgundy) having a heavy body
[51] (of a colour) containing a large quantity of pure hue as opposed to white or grey; rich; saturated
[52] informal drunk
[53] full and by nautical another term for close-hauled
[54] full of oneself full of pride or conceit; egoistic
[55] full up filled to capacity the cinema was full up
[56] in full cry (esp of a pack of hounds) in hot pursuit of quarry
[57] in full swing at the height of activity the party was in full swing
[58] completely; entirely (in combination ) full-grown ; full-fledged
[59] exactly; directly; right he hit him full in the stomach
[60] very; extremely (esp in the phrase full well )
[61] full out with maximum effort or speed
[62] the greatest degree, extent, etc
[63] British a ridge of sand or shingle along a seashore
[64] in full without omitting, decreasing, or shortening we paid in full for our mistake
[65] to the full to the greatest extent; thoroughly; fully
[66] (tr) needlework to gather or tuck
[67] (intr) (of the moon) to be fully illuminated
[68] (of cloth, yarn, etc) to become or to make (cloth, yarn, etc) heavier and more compact during manufacture through shrinking and beating or pressing

Words related to Fuller

entire, complete, crowded, big, sufficient, chock-full, adequate, intact, packed, perfect, detailed, comprehensive, maximum, generous, broad, extensive, exhaustive, whole, absolute, clear

Words nearby Fuller

full-time, full-timer, full-wave rectifier, fullam, fullback, fuller, fuller rose beetle, fuller's earth, fuller's teasel, fullerene, fulleride

Origin of Fuller

1before 900; Middle English, Old English full, ful; cognate with Gothic fulls, Old Norse fullr, Old High German foll (German voll ); akin to Latin plēnus, Greek plḗrēs

Words that may be confused with Fuller

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, fullfull, fullness, fulsome, (see, usage, note, at, fulsome)

Other words from Fuller

full·ness , noun

Word origin for Fuller

C14: from Old French fouler , ultimately from Latin fullō a fuller 1

Synonyms for Fuller

adequate, big, chock-full, complete, crowded, entire, intact, packed, stocked, sufficient, abounding, burdened, bursting, crammed, glutted, gorged, imbued, impregnated, jammed, laden, lavish, loaded, overflowing, padded, replete, sated, satiated, satisfied, saturated, stuffed, suffused, surfeited, teeming, weighted, abundant, awash, bounteous, brimful, chockablock, competent, extravagant, jam-packed, jammed full, packed like sardines, plenteous, plentiful, plethoric, profuse, running over, voluminous