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fill·ing  (flng)

n.

1. An act or instance of filling.

2. Something used to fill a space, cavity, or container: a gold filling in a tooth.

3. An edible mixture used to fill pastries, sandwiches, or cakes: a pie filling. See Regional Note at frosting.

4. The horizontal threads that cross the warp in weaving; weft.

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filling [ˈfɪlɪŋ]

n

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

2. (Medicine / Dentistry) Dentistry

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

b.  the cavity of a tooth so filled

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) Textiles another term for weft

adj

(of food or a meal) substantial and satisfying

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	filling - any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" fill material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" cement - any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
	2.	filling - flow into something (as a container) flow - any uninterrupted stream or discharge refilling, replenishment, renewal, replacement - filling again by supplying what has been used up
	3.	filling - a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc. concoction, intermixture, mixture - any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" lekvar - a sweet filling made of prunes or apricots
	4.	filling - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving weft, woof, pick cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving weave - pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
	5.	filling - (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth; "when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth"; "an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'" dental appliance - a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth inlay - (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place dental medicine, dentistry, odontology - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
	6.	filling - the act of filling something change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something saturation - the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid flowage, flood - the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

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filling

noun

stuffing, padding, filler, wadding, inside, insides, contents, innards (informal) make the filling from down or feathers

adjective

satisfying, heavy, square, substantial, ample a well-spiced and filling meal

Translations

filling [ˈfɪlɪŋ]

A. N

1. [of tooth] → empaste m, emplomadura f (S. Cone)

2. (Culin) → relleno m

B. ADJ [food, dish] → que llena mucho
this dish is very filling → este plato llena mucho

C. CPD filling station N = petrol station

filling [ˈfɪlɪŋ]

n

[cake, pancake] → garniture f, fourrage m; [roll, sandwich] → garniture f

(for tooth) → plombage m

adj [food, meal] → consistant(e)
filling station n → station-service f

filling

n

(in tooth) → Füllung f, → Plombe f; my filling’s come out → ich hab eine Füllung or Plombe verloren; I had to have three fillings → ich musste mir drei Zähne plombieren or füllen lassen

(Cook, in pie, tart) → Füllung f

adj food → sättigend

filling [ˈfɪlɪŋ]

1. n (for tooth) → otturazione f (Culin) → ripieno

2. adj (food) → sostanzioso/a

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filling [ˈfɪlɪŋ]

1. n (for tooth) → otturazione f (Culin) → ripieno

2. adj (food) → sostanzioso/a