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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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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