filling

nouns

any material that fills a space or container

"there was not enough fill for the trench"

fill, filling

flow into something (as a container)

filling

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

any uninterrupted stream or discharge

a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.

filling

is a type of (narrower)

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

"he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"

the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

filling, pick, weft, woof

(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'"

filling

is derived from

domain category

the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth

is a type of (narrower)

a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth

the act of filling something

filling

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something