Definition of Fillings. Meaning of Fillings. Synonyms of Fillings

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Definition of Fillings

Filling
Fill Fill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filled; p. pr. & vb. n. Filling.] [OE. fillen, fullen, AS. fyllan, fr. full full; akin to D. vullen, G. f["u]llen, Icel. fylla, Sw. fylla, Dan. fylde, Goth. fulljan. See Full, a.] 1. To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy the whole capacity of. The rain also filleth the pools. --Ps. lxxxiv. 6. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. Anf they filled them up to the brim. --John ii. 7. 2. To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or overrun. And God blessed them, saying. Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas. --Gen. i. 22. The Syrians filled the country. --1 Kings xx. 27. 3. To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy. Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fillso great a multitude? --Matt. xv. 33. Things that are sweet and fat are more filling. --Bacon. 4. To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair. 5. To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy. --A. Hamilton. 6. (Naut.) (a) To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails. (b) To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails. 7. (Civil Engineering) To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel. To fill in, to insert; as, he filled in the figures. To fill out, to extend or enlarge to the desired limit; to make complete; as, to fill out a bill. To fill up, to make quite full; to fill to the brim or entirely; to occupy completely; to complete. ``The bliss that fills up all the mind.' --Pope. ``And fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ.' --Col. i. 24.
Filling
Filling 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.

Meaning of Fillings from wikipedia

- Look up filling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Filling may refer to: a food mixture used for stuffing Frosting used between layers of a cake Dental...
- Dental restoration, dental fillings, or simply fillings are treatments used to restore the function, integrity, and morphology of missing tooth structure...
- Amalgam Fillings". FDA. Retrieved 22 May 2022. Medicine portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amalgam fillings. Position Paper on Amalgam Fillings Archived...
- In vision, filling-in phenomena are those responsible for the completion of missing information across the physiological blind spot, and across natural...
- amalgam filling. Versatility: Composite fillings can be used to repair chipped, broken or worn teeth which would not be repairable using amalgam fillings. Repairability:...
- (1+1⁄4–1+1⁄2 in) thick, with a rich, thick filling usually made from lotus seed paste (other typical fillings include red bean paste or mixed nuts) surrounded...
- other fillings such as crushed peanuts. They can also be colored, fried, and boiled. Tangyuan is made by wrapping the glutinous rice around the filling that...
- onigiri-styled rice balls, with various fillings Lemper – an Indonesian glutinous rice dish served with abon fillings wrapped in banana leaves Zongzi – a...
- Common savory fillings include ground meat, mashed potato, mushrooms, boiled egg with scallions, or cabbage. Typical sweet fillings are fruit (apple...
- Iron filings are very small pieces of iron that look like a powder with a dark-grey appearance. As the name suggests, iron filings can be obtained from...