refill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹiː.fɪl/
ipa: [ˈɹʷɪi̯.fɪɫ]
note: l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand
ipa: [-fɪo̯]
note: l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand
ipa: [-fɪʊ̯]
Forms: form: refills
Etymology: From re- (“again”) + fill (noun).
Senses: examples: text: Today it is $2 for a coffee, with free refills throughout the day.
text: "Oh, gosh," he groaned, "and I'd have given anything for a refill of that suet! It was the wizardest muck we've had this week."
ref: 1951, Anthony Buckeridge, Jennings Follows a Clue:
text: Ippudo, which operates 50 ramen shops across the country, is offering endless free noodle refills for a fortnight from election day on Sunday until 24 July, the Mainichi Shimbun said, provided they could show proof that they had voted.
ref: 2022 July 6, Justin McCurry, “Free noodles offered as Japan wrestles with low youth turnout for elections”, in The Guardian:
glosses: That which serves to refill or replace something.
An additional helping of food or drink at reduced cost.
examples: text: Tank's empty. We need to go for a refill.
glosses: That which serves to refill or replace something.
Refuelling, fuel to refill an empty fuel tank (of a vehicle or machine) or other fuel container.
examples: text: We're cutting back. No new printers or pens, just refills.
glosses: That which serves to refill or replace something.
A product intended to replace the used contents of a container or the exhausted supply of a device.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: That which serves to refill or replace something.
A repeat of a prescription.
qualifier: pharmacy
examples: text: capillary refill
text: […] the modified UHI correlation captures 80 percent of the total data and thus provides a conservative estimate of the heat transfer during UHI refill.
ref: 1976, L. E. Hochreiter, B. A. McIntyre, E. R. Rosal, M. Y. Young, R. R. Fayfich, R. P. Vijuk; Westinghouse Nuclear Energy Systems, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, G-2, 17x17 Refill Heat Transfer Tests and Analysis (WCAP), volume 8793, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Nuclear Energy Systems:
text: After refill, start engine and observe installed fittings and valve to make certain there are no leaks.
ref: 1990, United States. Department of the Army, Department of the Army technical manual, volumes Organizational and Direct Support Maintenance Manual (including Repair Parts and Special Tools Lists) for Army Oil Analysis Sampling Valves, Army Oil Analysis Program, Nonaeronautical Equipment (combat, Tactical, and Special Purpose Vehicles), numbers 2300-2423, Headquarters, Department of the Army, pages 2-58:
text: Of course, the most efficient, money-saving option of all is straightforward refill. Ecover launched a redesign of their refill system in health food shops in 2009, which they're hoping to distribute more widely soon.
ref: 2010 October 11, “Is sugar the new plastic?”, in The Guardian:
text: During refill, the drop generator acts like a simple fluid mechanical oscillator
ref: 2018, Ross R. Allen, Gary Dispoto, Eric Hanson, John D, Meyer, Nathan Moroney, “Inkjet”, in Mitchell Rosen, Noboru Ohta, editor, Color Desktop Printer Technology, page 120:
synonyms: refilling
glosses: An act or process of refilling.
Derived terms: capillary refill
cap refill