Phrase Hound found 58 phrases and 52 compound words that contain fill. The most common are listed below. Open fill in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 58
- fill outTo complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
- fill upTo make (something) completely full.
- fill the billAlternative form of fit the bill: To satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements.
- back and fillTo manage a sailing ship so that the wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel while the current or tide carries the vessel against the wind.
- fill in the blankA language exercise in which one or more words are replaced with a blank line and the reader is tasked with supplying a valid replacement.
- flood fillA means of filling a discrete area with colour, based on colouring every pixel that can be recursively reached from a starting point.
- clean fillsoil for changing elevation
- fill lightA light that may be used to reduce the contrast of a scene to match the dynamic range of the recording media and capture the amount of detail typically seen by eye in average conditions.
- fill lineA marking on drinkware or another receptacle indicating the volume of liquid held by the glass or the receptacle.
- fill awayLet the wind fill the sails of a sailing ship and start sailing.
- fill in the blanksplural of fill in the blank: A language exercise in which one or more words are replaced with a blank line and the reader is tasked with supplying a valid replacement.
- seed fillA flood fill.
- fill siteA designated location for a firefighter to draw or pump water out of a natural source, such as a lake or river.
- eat one's fillTo eat to one's satisfaction, until full. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- drum fillAn extended riff played on the drums
- fill musicMusic broadcast as an interlude between formally scheduled programming, or to fill in during an unscheduled interruption, in order to forestall listener abandonment of the station.
- fill and flySynonym of gas and dash: To commit the act of driving away from a gasoline station without paying after filling one's gas tank.
- fill dirtSynonym of clean fill: soil for changing elevation
- slack fillThe inadequate filling of a package so that it contains too little of the product.
- fill or killA type of stock market or financial derivative order, signifying that the order is to be presented for execution, and if not executed ("filled") immediately (traditionally within a few seconds) is to be cancelled.
- back-fillAlternative form of backfill: To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
- fill linesplural of fill line: A marking on drinkware or another receptacle indicating the volume of liquid held by the glass or the receptacle.
- valley fillThe waste produced by mountain top removal mining. So named because it is typically piled high in nearby valleys.
- fill-dykeAlternative form of February fill-dike: A rural appellation for the month of February, when rain or melting snow fills dykes with water.
- script fillThe act or an instance of reading a script written by another person; fulfilling a script offer.
Compound words 52
- landfillTo dispose of (garbage) by burying it at a landfill site.
- infillTo fill in a space, hole or gap.
- overfillTo fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.
- autofillAny software feature that fills in (fields of a form, cells of a spreadsheet, etc.) automatically.
- fillupAn act or process of filling up; a replenishment.
- polyfillA synthetic textile used for bulk or insulation, e.g., in stuffed animals or coats.
- underfillTo fill with an insufficient amount.
- misfillTo supply the wrong thing in response to an order, prescription, or requirement.
- fiberfillA lightweight synthetic fiber used as insulation in clothing
- forthfillTo fulfill; also, to discharge (a legacy).