what does filling mean?
FILLING as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of filling something
Hypernyms(s) filling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth
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- when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth
- an informal British term for `filling” is `stopping”
Hypernyms(s) filling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
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Hypernyms(s) filling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
Hypernyms(s) filling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- flow into something (as a container)
Hypernyms(s) filling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- any material that fills a space or container
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- there was not enough fill for the trench
Hypernyms(s) filling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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