Definition
Meaning of 'filling'
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. [ n.]- The woof in woven fabrics.
- Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.
2. Filling [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Fill [ p. pr. & vb. n.]Meaning of 'filling' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. filling [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- any material that fills a space or container
- any material that fills a space or container
Example in sentence:
- there was not enough fill for the trench
Meaning (2):
- (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth
- (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
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