expletive /ek-, ik-splēˈtiv or eksˈpli-tiv/

1. Filling out
2. Added merely to fill up (a line of verse)

1. A swear-word of any kind
2. A meaningless oath
3. A word or anything present merely to fill a gap
4. A word inserted to fill up a sentence or line of verse
5. A meaningless word serving a grammatical purpose only

explēˈtory (also /eksˈpli-/) adjective

1. Serving to fill up
2. Expletive
3. Supplementary

• fritillaries
• fritillary
• frit porcelain
• frits
• frittata
• frittatas
• fritted
• fritter
• frittered
• fritterer
• fritterers
• frittering
• fritters
• fritting
• fritto misto
• friture
• fritures
• fritz
• fritzes
• frivol
• frivolities
• frivolity
• frivolled
• frivolling
• frivolous