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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

Noun

1. a substance or thing used to fill something: a sandwich filling

2. Dentistry a substance that fills a gap or cavity of a tooth

Adjective

(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 1. stuffing, padding, filler, wadding, inside, insides, contents, innards (informal)

adjective 2. satisfying, heavy, square, substantial, ample

Translations

filling [ˈfɪlɪŋ] n (CULIN) → relleno;

(for tooth) → empaste m

filling [ˈfɪlɪŋ] n (Culin) → garniture f, farce f;

(for tooth) → plombage m

filling [ˈfɪlɪŋ] n → Füllung f;

(for tooth) → Plombe f

filling [ˈfɪlɪŋ] n (CULIN) → impasto, ripieno;

(for tooth) → otturazione f