FILLING

• (noun) the act of filling something

• (noun) (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth

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

• (noun) the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

  synonyms : pick , weft , woof

• (noun) a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.

• (noun) flow into something (as a container)

• (noun) any material that fills a space or container

  "there was not enough fill for the trench"

  synonyms : fill

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