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filling

[ fil-ing ]

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. Dentistry. 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. Also called pick, weft, woof. Textiles. yarn carried by the shuttle and interlacing at right angles with the warp in woven cloth.


filling

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

noun

  1. the substance or thing used to fill a space or container

    pie filling

  2. dentistry
    1. any of various substances (metal, plastic, etc) for inserting into the prepared cavity of a tooth
    2. the cavity of a tooth so filled
  3. textiles another term for weft
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of food or a meal) substantial and satisfying
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • -ھiԲ adjective
  • ܲ·ھiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of filling1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; fill, -ing 1
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Wednesday’s appointment comes several days after a California appeals court issued a stay on a Los Angeles Superior Court judge’s restraining order that had prevented the city from filling the seat.

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Instead of filling my online cart, I’m digging into my wardrobe.

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The University of Kent is aiming to save nearly £20m this year, mostly through a voluntary redundancy scheme and not filling vacant roles.

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Interestingly, one of the other bands still filling stadiums is indeed Guns N’ Roses.

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Brown pelicans are filling up Southern California wildlife rehabilitation centers.

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