filling

[ fil-ing ]
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noun
  1. an act or instance of filling.

  2. something that is put in to fill something else: They used sand as filling for the depression.

  1. Dentistry. a substance such as cement, amalgam, gold, or the like, used to fill a cavity caused by decay in a tooth.

  2. a food mixture that goes into something, as if to fill it: sandwich filling; pie filling.

  3. Also called pick, weft, woof. Textiles. yarn carried by the shuttle and interlacing at right angles with the warp in woven cloth.

Origin of filling

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at fill, -ing1

Other words from filling

  • self-filling, adjective
  • un·fill·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for filling

filling

/ (ˈfɪlɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the substance or thing used to fill a space or container: pie filling

  2. dentistry

    • any of various substances (metal, plastic, etc) for inserting into the prepared cavity of a tooth

    • the cavity of a tooth so filled

  1. textiles another term for weft

adjective
  1. (of food or a meal) substantial and satisfying

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