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

• asses' bridge
• assess
• assessable
• assessed
• assesses
• andante
• andantes
• andantino
• andantinos
• Andean
• Anderson
• Anderson shelter
• andesine
• andesines
• andesite
• andesites
• andesitic
• and how
• Andine
• andiron
• andirons
• and no mistake
• and/or
• Andorran
• andouillette