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单词 filling
释义

filling

[ fil-ing ]
/ ˈfɪl ɪŋ /
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noun

an act or instance of filling.
something that is put in to fill something else: They used sand as filling for the depression.
Dentistry. a substance such as cement, amalgam, gold, or the like, used to fill a cavity caused by decay in a tooth.
a food mixture that goes into something, as if to fill it: sandwich filling; pie filling.
Also called pick, weft, woof. Textiles. yarn carried by the shuttle and interlacing at right angles with the warp in woven cloth.

Origin of filling

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at fill, -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM filling

self-filling, adjectiveun·fill·ing, adjective

Words nearby filling

filler metal, fillet, filleting, fillet weld, fill-in, filling, filling defect, filling station, fillip, fillipeen, fillister
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British Dictionary definitions for filling

filling
/ (ˈfɪlɪŋ) /

noun

the substance or thing used to fill a space or containerpie filling
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
textiles another term for weft

adjective

(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

Medical definitions for filling

filling
[ fĭlĭng ]

n.

Material, such as amalgam, gold, or a synthetic resin, used to fill a cavity in a tooth.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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