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“Fills” or “Fils”

fills / fils are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

fills f·IH·l·z

  • nouna quantity sufficient to satisfy.
  • verbmake full, also in a metaphorical sense.
  • verbbecome full.
  • verbassume, as of positions or roles.
  • verbappoint someone to (a position or a job).
  • verbplug with a substance.

fils

  • nouna fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar.
Usage

Examples in context

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“fills”

  • Joy fills my heart so fast A…
  • As the waste fills the rectum and expands the…
  • …in my kid’s elementary school fills me with nihilistic joy."
  • …De los deberes del marido, fills less than half the pages…
  • …gas station where an attendant fills its tank, spilling gasoline all…
  • The Lily nearly fills the canvas.
  • …of the matrices, and then fills the mold cavity to provide…
  • Using the book, the scorer fills out two main sections per…
  • A six light fixed window fills the opening on the east…
  • …Bob is apprehensive when he fills in for his friend as…

“fils”

  • Review: Le fils de l'épicier (The Grocer's Son)…
  • Le Fils du roi (1981)
  • Le Fils des Trois Mousquetaires, roman héroï-camique,
  • Pierre Bédard et ses fils, N-E Dionne (1909)
  • …Brest to plans by Ollivier Fils and launched in 1776.
  • …based on the play Un fils d'Amérique)
  • …the portrait of Alexandre Dumas fils which had been seen at…
  • …based on the play Un fils d'Amérique)
  • …Antoine Kraft Executé par son Fils Nicolaus Antoine Kraft au Théatre…
  • …contralto et baryton- Éditions Choudens fils - Paris

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