filling

Pluralfillings

1. 1
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The food put inside a pie, sandwich, or other dish.

   Like the sweet cream hidden inside a cookie.

   She spread the apple filling over the pastry base.

   My favorite sandwich has a creamy cheese filling.

   Similarstuffing

2. 2
   nouncountable

   A material a dentist uses to fix a hole in a tooth.

   Like pressing cement into a crack in a wall.

   The dentist put a small filling in my back tooth.

   She needed two fillings after years of skipping checkups.

   Similarrestoration

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3. 3
   adjective

   Making your stomach feel full and satisfied after you eat.

   Like a meal that keeps you from feeling hungry for hours.

   That big bowl of oatmeal was surprisingly filling.

   We wanted a filling meal before the long hike.

   Similarsatisfying, substantial, hearty, heavy

   Oppositelight

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   Material used to fill an empty space or hole.

   Like the soft stuff packed inside a pillow.

   They poured gravel as filling between the paving stones.

   The crack in the floor was sealed with a rubber filling.

   Similarstuffing, padding, packing

5. 5
   verb

   Present participle of fill. Use this form for something happening right now.

   She is filling the bottle with water from the tap.

   The workers are filling the trench with dirt.

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6. 6
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The threads that run across a woven cloth from side to side.

   Like the crossing strips woven through a basket.

   The weaver wound more filling onto the shuttle.

   A loose filling left small gaps in the finished cloth.

   Similarweft, woof

   Oppositewarp

7. 7
   nouncountable

   A sweet liquid added to ale to help clean it as it brews.

   Like adding something to murky water to make it clear again.

   The brewer stirred a fresh filling into the cloudy ale.

   Adding filling helped clear the young beer.

8. 8
   nouncountable

   A religious experience in which a believer feels the Holy Spirit enter and fill them.

   Like feeling completely filled up with joy inside.

   She described her baptism as a powerful filling of the Spirit.

   Many people at the revival prayed for a fresh filling.

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