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filling
[ fil-ing ]
noun
- an act or instance of filling.
- something that is put in to fill something else:
They used sand as filling for the depression.
- Dentistry. a substance such as cement, amalgam, gold, or the like, used to fill a cavity caused by decay in a tooth.
- a food mixture that goes into something, as if to fill it:
sandwich filling; pie filling.
filling
/ ˈfɪlɪŋ /
noun
- the substance or thing used to fill a space or container
pie filling
- dentistry
- any of various substances (metal, plastic, etc) for inserting into the prepared cavity of a tooth
- the cavity of a tooth so filled
- textiles another term for weft
adjective
- (of food or a meal) substantial and satisfying
Other Words From
- self-filling adjective
- un·filling adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
He should be free, filling the world with happiness, love and his fighting spirit.
While the Met reported filling 92% of its seats in 2008, that number fell to 79% in 2013.
Senate Democrats face a choice: pushing through AG nominee Loretta Lynch, or filling 231 executive-branch vacancies.
Mr. Wynd said the shrinking process includes filling the head with hot sand and boiling it with herbs.
Screen-filling enemies like the aforementioned dragon come early and they come often.
Some of the soldiers secured the porter from creating an alarm; and the rest filling the hall, fastened the door.
As they went cutting sidewise through the water, the sails bellied taut, with the wind filling and overflowing them.
Let an interval elapse between the filling of succeeding pipes.
These stems, with the refuse of other tobacco, are sometime used as filling for the commonest kind of cigars.
The filling is known as tripa, the very best being selected, like the leaf, for the best cigars.
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