Filling (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. an act or instance of filling.
  2. something that is put in to fill something else: They used sand as filling for the depression.
  3. a substance such as cement, amalgam, gold, or the like, used to fill a cavity caused by decay in a tooth.
  4. a food mixture that goes into something, as if to fill it: sandwich filling; pie filling.
  5. yarn carried by the shuttle and interlacing at right angles with the warp in woven cloth.
noun
  1. the substance or thing used to fill a space or container
  2. dentistry
    • any of various substances (metal, plastic, etc) for inserting into the prepared cavity of a tooth
    • the cavity of a tooth so filled
  3. textiles another term for weft
adjective
  1. (of food or a meal) substantial and satisfying
Filling (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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