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

• pincer
• pincered
• pincering
• pincer movement
• pincers
• pinch
• pinchbeck
• pinchbecks
• pinchcock
• pinchcocks
• pinchcommons
• pinched
• pinch effect
• pinch effects
• pincher
• pinchers
• pinches
• pinchfist
• pinchfists
• pinchgut
• pinchguts
• pinch-hit
• pinch-hits
• pinch-hitter
• pinch-hitters