filled
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space: The word "filled" describes something that is full, where all available space or capacity is occupied.
- (Of time) occupied or taken up: "Filled" can describe a period of time that is completely scheduled or occupied with activities.
- Satisfied or completed: "Filled" can refer to something, like an order or a form, that has been completed or executed.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The glass was filled with water. (The glass contained water to its capacity.)
- Her schedule is completely filled this week. (All her time is occupied with appointments.)
- All the purchase orders have been filled. (The requests have been completed and sent out.)
Advanced Usage
- "well-filled": amply supplied or occupied.
- He spent a well-filled hour organizing his desk. (He spent a full, productive hour on the task.)
- Used as a combining form: Often hyphenated with a preceding noun to describe what something is full of.
- The fog-filled air made driving difficult. (The air was full of fog.)
- The joy-filled room echoed with laughter. (The room was full of joy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Fill (verb): To make or become full.
- Please fill the bottle.
- Filling (noun/adjective):
- (Noun) The substance used to fill something (e.g., a pie filling).
- (Adjective) Making one feel full after eating (e.g., a filling meal).
- Full (adjective): Containing or holding as much as possible. (Note: "Full" is a state; "filled" often describes the action of making full or the result.)
Synonyms
- Full: Containing no empty space.
- Packed: Very full, tightly filled.
- Occupied: Taken up or in use.
- Completed: Finished.
Related Phrases
- Filled with: This is the most common construction, used to specify the contents.
- The stadium was filled with excited fans.
- She is filled with determination.
- Filled to capacity: Completely full.
- The theater was filled to capacity for the premiere.
- Filled out: Completed (typically for a form or document).
- Have you filled out the application yet?
Related Idioms
- Filled to the brim: Extremely full.
- The cup was filled to the brim with coffee.
- Heart-filled: (Less common) Used poetically to mean full of emotion.
- She gave a heart-filled speech.
Adjective
- (of time) taken up
- well-filled hours
- of purchase orders that have been filled
- (usually followed by `with' or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
- theirs was a house filled with laughter
- a large hall filled with rows of desks
- fog-filled air