filling

fill-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Material that fills or is used to fill something.

  2. 2.

    A substance used by a dentist to fill a cavity in a tooth.

  3. 3.

    The action of making something full.

Forms

plural: fillings

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    filling station — a gas station (dated)
  • •
    filling in — providing missing information or substituting

Related words

See also: fill, filled, stuffing
Synonyms: content, padding, stuffing

Etymology

From fill + -ing. Fill comes from Old English fyllan ("to fill, make full").