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FILLING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of filling something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("filling" is a kind of...):
change of integrity (the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "filling"):
saturation (the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid)
flood; flowage (the act of flooding; filling to overflowing)
Derivation:
fill (make full, also in a metaphorical sense)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth
Example:
an informal British term for 'filling' is 'stopping'
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("filling" is a kind of...):
dental appliance (a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth)
Domain category:
dental medicine; dentistry; odontology (the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "filling"):
inlay ((dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place)
Derivation:
fill (plug with a substance)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("filling" is a kind of...):
thread; yarn (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)
Holonyms ("filling" is a part of...):
weave (pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric)
Holonyms ("filling" is a substance of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("filling" is a kind of...):
concoction; intermixture; mixture (any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "filling"):
lekvar (a sweet filling made of prunes or apricots)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Flow into something (as a container)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("filling" is a kind of...):
flow (any uninterrupted stream or discharge)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "filling"):
refilling; renewal; replacement; replenishment (filling again by supplying what has been used up)
Derivation:
fill (become full)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Any material that fills a space or container
Example:
there was not enough fill for the trench
Synonyms:
fill; filling
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("filling" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "filling"):
cement (any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb fill
Context examples:
A fluid cytoplasmic substance filling the interstices of the cytoskeleton.
(Cytoplasmic Matrix, NCI Thesaurus)
There is filling of granges, hewing of wood, malting of grain, and herding of sheep as much as heart could wish, and I the only son.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
There had been a time, when of all the large party now filling the drawing-room at Uppercross, they would have found it most difficult to cease to speak to one another.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
A program created to address roadblocks to research and to transform the way biomedical research is conducted by overcoming specific hurdles or filling defined knowledge gaps.
(NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, NCI Thesaurus)
The action or fact of filling a place.
(Occupancy, NCI Thesaurus)
Metallic mercury is used in glass thermometers, silver dental fillings, and button batteries.
(Mercury, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
“But there will not be the smallest difficulty in filling it,” he added.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
A non-invasive adenocarcinoma of the breast characterized by a proliferation of monomorphic cells completely filling the lumina.
(Lobular Breast Carcinoma In Situ, NCI Thesaurus)
Martin did not deign to offer excuses, but called for whiskey, filling his own glass brimming before he passed the bottle.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Filling this “cooling gap” links with the SDGs on affordable and clean energy, poverty reduction, health and wellbeing, and sustainable cities and communities.
(Billions at risk from heat stress at home, SciDev.Net)
