filling

noun

1. 1

   the act of filling something

2. 2

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

   when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth

   an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'

3. 3

   the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

4. 4

   a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.

5. 5

   flow into something (as a container)

6. 6

   any material that fills a space or container

   there was not enough fill for the trench