INFILL

Etymology 1

Verb

infill (third-person singular simple present infills, present participle infilling, simple past and past participle infilled)

To fill in a space, hole or gap.

To rededicate land in an urban environment to new construction.

Noun

infill (plural infills)

That which fills in a space, hole or gap.

(cosmetics) The redecoration of a fingernail or toenail after it has grown, to prevent an unsightly gap.

Etymology 2

Apparently by shortening.

Noun

infill

(uncommon, especially, military) Infiltration, the act of going into a place.

Antonyms

• exfill

Anagrams

• fill in, fill-in, fillin'

Source: Wiktionary



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FISSILE

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