filling

noun

1. any material that fills a space or container

   noun.substance

   Synonyms fill

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. flow into something (as a container)

   noun.process

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.

   noun.food

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

   noun.artifact

   Synonyms pick weft woof

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth

   noun.artifact

   Examples

   When he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth.

   An informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. the act of filling something

   noun.act

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space, or to supply a deficiency; as, <i>filling</i> 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.

   noun

   Source: webster1913