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

• rhapsodises
• rhapsodising
• rhapsodist
• rhapsodists
• rhapsodize
• rhapsodized
• rhapsodizes
• rhapsodizing
• rhapsody
• rhatanies
• rhatany
• rhea
• rheas
• rhebok
• Rheinberry
• rhematic
• Rhemish
• Rhemish version
• Rhemist
• Rhenish
• Rhenish wine
• rhenium
• rheniums
• rheo-
• rheochord