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Definitions for: Filling [n] the act of filling something
[n] (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth; "an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'"
[n] the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
[n] a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
[n] flow into something (as a container)
[n] any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"
Webster (1913) Definition: Fill"ing, n.
1. That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space, or
to supply a deficiency; as, filling for a cavity in a
tooth, a depression in a roadbed, the space between
exterior and interior walls of masonry, the pores of
open-grained wood, the space between the outer and inner
planks of a vessel, etc.
2. The woof in woven fabrics.
3. (Brewing) Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.
Back filling. (Arch.) See under Back, a.
Synonyms: fill, pick, weft, woof
See Also: cement, change of integrity, cloth, concoction, dental appliance, fabric, flood, flow, inlay, intermixture, lekvar, material, material, mixture, refilling, renewal, replacement, replenishment, saturation, stuff, textile, thread, weave, yarn
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