fill
Because it is a word with a single syllable, fill is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions offill
- To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- To add contents to (a container, cavity or the like) so that it is full.
- To enter (something), making it full.
- To become full.
Example: "the bucket filled with rain; the sails fill with wind"
- To become pervaded with something.
Example: "My heart filled with joy."
- To satisfy or obey (an order, request or requirement).
Example: "The pharmacist filled my prescription for penicillin."
- To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.
Example: "Sorry, no more applicants. The position has been filled."
- To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.
Example: "Dr. Smith filled Jim's cavity with silver amalgam."
- To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
- To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.
- (of a male) To have sexual intercourse with (a female).
Example: "Did you fill that girl last night?"
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