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

• nosed
• nosedive
• nosedived
• nosedives
• nosediving
• nose-flute
• nose-flutes
• nosegay
• nosegays
• nose heaviness
• nose-herb
• nose-herbs
• nose job
• nose jobs
• nose-leaf
• nose-leaves
• nose-led
• noseless
• noselite
• nose-nippers
• nose out
• nose-painting
• nosepiece
• nosepieces
• noser