Refill
[riː'fɪl] or ['rifɪl]
Definition
(noun.) a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents; 'he got a refill for his ball-point pen'; 'he got a refill for his notebook'.
(noun.) a prescription drug that is provided again; 'he got a refill of his prescription'; 'the prescription specified only one refill'.
Editor: Rufus--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t. & i.) To fill, or become full, again.
Typed by Irwin
Definition
v.t. to fill again.
Typist: Morton
Examples
- He leaned forward to refill her cup. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Eyeing him aside, Riderhood took up his pipe, refilled it, lighted it, and sat smoking. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Caliphronas laughed, but said nothing, while Crispin knocked the ashes out of his pipe and refilled it finally for a last smoke before turning in. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He slowly set the glass up again, refilled it, and drained it once more at a draught. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Her book has perhaps been a good one; it has refreshed, refilled, rewarmed her heart; it has set her brain astir, furnished her mind with pictures. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Men may have navigated boats upon the Levantine lake before the refilling of the Mediterranean by the Atlantic waters. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The illumination from a shaded oil lamp is soft and agreeable, but the trimming of the wicks, the refilling of bowls, and the cleaning of chimneys require time and labor. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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