filling - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'filling' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Filling

[ 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.
- The woof in woven fabrics.
- Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.

2 . Filling

[ p. pr. & vb. n.]

- of Fill

Meaning of 'filling' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . filling

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth

Example in sentence:

an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping';
when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth

Meaning (2):
- any material that fills a space or container

Example in sentence:

there was not enough fill for the trench

Nearby Words:

fil filaceous filacer filament filamentary filamentous filametoid filander filanders filar

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Self-fulfilling prophecy
Self-fulfilling prophecy is the idea that the mere application of a label changes behaviour and thus provides justification for that label.

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