Definition of Filling

1. Noun. Any material that fills a space or container. "There was not enough fill for the trench"

Exact synonyms: Fill
Generic synonyms: Material, Stuff
Specialized synonyms: Cement
Derivative terms: Fill, Fill, Fill

2. Noun. Flow into something (as a container).
Generic synonyms: Flow
Specialized synonyms: Refilling, Renewal, Replacement, Replenishment
Derivative terms: Fill

3. Noun. A food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc..
Generic synonyms: Concoction, Intermixture, Mixture
Specialized synonyms: Lekvar

4. Noun. The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving.
Exact synonyms: Pick, Weft, Woof
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'"
Generic synonyms: Dental Appliance
Specialized synonyms: Inlay
Category relationships: Dental Medicine, Dentistry, Odontology
Derivative terms: Fill

6. Noun. The act of filling something.
Generic synonyms: Change Of Integrity
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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Filling

fillet layer
fillet of sole
filletable
filleted
filleter
filleters
filleth
filleting
filletings
fillets
fillibeg
fillibegs
fillibuster
fillibusters
fillies
filling (current term)
filling defect
filling defect in renal collecting system
filling in
filling out
filling station
filling stations
filling the bill
fillingly
fillingness
fillings
fillip
filliped
fillipeen
fillipeens

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