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

• wire away
• wire bar
• wire bars
• wire bird
• wire birds
• wire bridge
• wire bridges
• wire brush
• wire brushes
• wire cloth
• wire cloths
• wired
• wire-dancer
• wire-dancers
• wire-dancing
• wired glass
• wiredraw
• wiredrawer
• wiredrawers
• wiredrawing
• wiredrawings
• wiredrawn
• wiredraws
• wiredrew
• wired up