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filling definition

fill·ing (fil′iŋ)

noun

  1. the act of one that fills
  2. a thing used to fill something else or to supply what is lacking; specif.,
    1. the metal, plastic, etc. inserted by a dentist into a prepared cavity in a tooth
    2. the foodstuff used between the slices of a sandwich, in a pastry shell, etc.
  3. ☆ the crosswise threads, or weft, in a woven fabric

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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