English noun: filling | |||
| 1. | filling (substance) any material that fills a space or container | ||
| Samples | There was not enough fill for the trench. | ||
| Synonyms | fill | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | material, stuff | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cement | ||
| 2. | filling (process) flow into something (as a container) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flow | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | refilling, renewal, replacement, replenishment | ||
| 3. | filling (food) a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concoction, intermixture, mixture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lekvar | ||
| 4. | filling (artifact) the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving | ||
| Synonyms | pick, weft, woof | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | thread, yarn | ||
| Part meronym | weave | ||
| Substance meronym | cloth, fabric, material, textile | ||
| 5. | filling (artifact) (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth | ||
| Samples | When he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth. An informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dental appliance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | inlay | ||
| Domain category | dental medicine, dentistry, odontology | ||
| 6. | filling (act) the act of filling something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change of integrity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flood, flowage, saturation | ||