fill-in
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noun
1.
a person or thing that fills in, as a substitute, replacement, or insertion: The company used a fill-in for workers on vacation.
2.
a brief, informative summary; a rundown.
Origin:
1915–20; noun use of verb phrase fill in
1915–20; noun use of verb phrase fill in
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| fill-in | |
noun | |
| someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" [syn: stand-in] |
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Fill-in
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
But it also has its share of observational puzzles and word fill-in puzzles to trick solvers too.
It is appropriate, however, to omit random words in a cover letter and leave a fill-in-the-blank instead.
Then she gave the subjects a series of cognitive tasks that included fill-in-the-blank exercises.
Fill-in-the-bubble forms are used in tests and in elections, among other settings.
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