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Definition of Filling
1. Noun. Any material that fills a space or container. "There was not enough fill for the trench"
Generic synonyms: Material, Stuff
Specialized synonyms: Cement
Derivative terms: Fill, Fill, Fill
2. Noun. Flow into something (as a container).
Specialized synonyms: Refilling, Renewal, Replacement, Replenishment
Derivative terms: Fill
3. Noun. A food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc..
4. Noun. The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving.
Substance meronyms: Cloth, Fabric, Material, Textile
Generic synonyms: Thread, Yarn
Group relationships: Weave
5. Noun. (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth. "An informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'"
Specialized synonyms: Inlay
Category relationships: Dental Medicine, Dentistry, Odontology
Derivative terms: Fill
6. Noun. The act of filling something.
Specialized synonyms: Saturation, Flood, Flowage
Derivative terms: Fill
Definition of Filling
1. n. That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space, or to supply a deficiency; as, filling for a cavity in a tooth, a depression in a roadbed, the space between exterior and interior walls of masonry, the pores of open-grained wood, the space between the outer and inner planks of a vessel, etc.
Definition of Filling
1. Adjective. Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach ¹
2. Noun. Anything that is used to fill something. ¹
3. Noun. The contents of a pie, etc. ¹
4. Noun. (context: dentistry) A piece of amalgam used to fill a cavity in a tooth. ¹
5. Verb. (present participle of fill#Verb fill) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Filling
1. that which is used to fill something [n -S]
Medical Definition of Filling
1. 1. That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space, or to supply a deficiency; as, filling for a cavity in a tooth, a depression in a roadbed, the space between exterior and interior walls of masonry, the pores of open-grained wood, the space between the outer and inner planks of a vessel, etc. 2. The woof in woven fabrics. 3. Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it. Back filling. See Back. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)