filling

Definition of filling in English English dictionary: A piece of amalgam used to fill a cavity in a tooth; The contents of a pie, etc; Present participle of fill; Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
a filling meal.; Anything that is used to fill something; Filling text means moving text from line to line so that all the lines are approximately the same length @xref{Filling}; {i} material used to fill a cavity in a tooth; stuffing; act of making full; The yarn running from one border to another in a woven fabric; Filling text means moving text from line to line so that all the lines are approximately the same length See section Filling Text; the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving; In a woven fabric, the yarn running from selvage to selvage at right angles to the warp Each crosswise length is called a pick See weft; A step in the manufacturing finishing process where the filling of natural pores in wood allows the surface to become smoother and more reflective; Used in describing the history of a low pressure system or an area of cyclonic circulation, it means an increase in the central pressure of the system Although it usually describes the action of a pressure system on a constant pressure chart, it also means a surface low is decreasing in cyclonic circulation and losing its characteristics The opposite of deepening; flow into something (as a container) any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench; An increase in the central pressure of a pressure system; opposite of a deepening More commonly applied to a low rather than a high; Material used to fill a cavity or replace part of a tooth; Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it; The filling in something such as a cake, pie, or sandwich is a substance or mixture that is put inside it. Spread some of the filling over each pancake; A filling is a small amount of metal or plastic that a dentist puts in a hole in a tooth to prevent further decay. The longer your child can go without needing a filling, the better; Food that is filling makes you feel full when you have eaten it. Although it is tasty, crab is very filling. food that is filling makes your stomach feel full; A restoration places on a tooth to restore its function and appearance; Filling text means shifting text between consecutive lines so that all the lines are approximately the same length Section 23 5; The replacement of part of a tooth with a filling material, such as amalgam or composite, where part of the tooth requires replacing due to decay or trauma Fissures: The grooves and depressions on the occlusal surface of a molar or premolar, often sealed by the dentist if they are very deep, to prevent decay Frenum: The fleshy muscle attachment which joins the inner surface of the of the lip to the gum between the teeth; Depositing dirt, mud, or other materials into aquatic areas to create more dry land, usually for agricultural or commercial development purposes, often with ruinous ecological consequences; The woof in woven fabrics; the act of filling something a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc; 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; Filling text means shifting text between consecutive lines so that all the lines are approximately the same length See section T 5 Filling Text Some other editors call this feature `line wrapping '; a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc; flow into something (as a container); The process of depositing dirt and mud in marshy areas (wetlands) or in the water to create more land Filling disturbs natural ecological cycles; the act of filling something; Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock, asphalt, or other solid material is deposited or laced to raise the ground elevation or to replace excavated material; Filling text means shifting text between consecutive lines so that all the lines are approximately the same length See section Filling Text; The procedure by which compost is moved from the outdoors following Phase I composting to trays, beds, or shelves for Phase II composting; Filling text means moving text from line to line so that all the lines are approximately the same length See Filling; Depositing of material into marshy areas to create more land, frequently for purposes of real estate development Filling can disturb the ecological cycle by destroying breeding and feeding grounds for many species of fish, shellfish, and other invertebrates; {s} satiating, satisfying; The filling in a piece of soft furniture or in a cushion is the soft substance inside it. second-hand sofas with old-style foam fillings; (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'"; In a woven fabric, the yarns that run cross the fabric from selvage to selvage, and which run perpendicular to the warp or lengthwise yarns Also referred to as the weft; Filling text means shifting text between consecutive lines so that all the lines are approximately the same length See Filling; The action of filling a pipe with tobacco, which needs to be done properly for a good, satisfying smoke Also the operation of disguising small flaws in briar pipes by filling them with putty; Filling text means moving text from line to line so that all the lines are approximately the same length See section 20 6 Filling Text; Filling text means moving text from line to line so that all the lines are approximately the same length; any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"; Depositing dirt, mud or other materials into aquatic areas to create more dry land, usually for agricultural or commercial development purposes, often with ruinous ecological consequences
filling in: Present participle of fill in
filling out: Present participle of fill out
filling station: facility which sells fuel and lubricants for motor vehicles
1948 — Here and there, under the porches of ruined filling stations, in the gaping doorways of office buildings, lie heaps of human bones. — Aldous Huxley, Ape and Essence.
filling stations: plural form of filling station
filling in for someone: to substitute for someone or something
I will have to fill in for John until he gets back.
filling in for someone: to take the place of someone or something
He was filling in for someone who was sick that day.
filling in for: substituting for, replacing, standing in for
filling station: (British) gas station
filling station: A filling station is a place where you can buy petrol and oil for your car. a place where you can buy petrol for your car British Equivalent: petrol station
filling station: a service station that sells gasoline
Filling.: solid
fill: To satisfy or obey (an order, request, or requirement)
We can't let the library close! It fills a great need in the community.
fill: To become full of contents
The bucket filled with rain.
fill: The filling of a container
That machine can do 20 fills a minute.
fill: A sufficient or more than sufficient amount
Don't feed him anymore, he's had his fill.
fill: An amount that fills a container
The mixer returned to the plant for another fill.
fill: Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity and exposed by excavation; fill soil
fill: To enter (something), making it full
As the crowd filled the aisles, S repeated loudly what he had announced upon entering the stadium: 'I don't want anyone to touch me, and I will call the police if anyone does.'.
fill: To occupy fully, to take up all of
And now that I have given the one chapter to the theme that so filled my heart, and so often made it ache and ache again, I pass on, unhindered, to the event that had impended over me longer yet .
fill: To become pervaded with something
My heart filled with joy.
fill: To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it
Be that as it may, had the disturbance continued after our having filled the molar, and presuming that nothing had been done to the bicuspid, we might have been still as far as ever from knowing where the trouble lay.
fill: Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction
The ruins of earlier buildings were used as fill for more recent construction.
fill: To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full
Grat Herendeen was the first man, a huge man with his bull whip coiled and over his shoulder seeming almost a part of him. He grinned at her as she filled his plate with the eggs and motioned toward the bacon. Help yourself, Grat..
fill: To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy
The board of supervisors called a specalsic] election to fill the office, and at such special election Henry C. Andrews was elected judge of probate to fill out the said term.
petrol filling station: filling station, especially one attached to a supermarket
space-filling curve: a curve whose range contains the entire 2-dimensional unit square (or the 3-dimensional unit cube)
space-filling curves: plural form of space-filling curve
space-filling model: A type of three-dimensional molecular model, where the atoms are represented by spheres whose radii are proportional to the radii of the atoms, and whose center-to-center distances are proportional to the distances between the atomic nuclei, all in the same scale
fill: {v} to make full, satisfy, glut, surfeit, pour
fill: {n} fulness, plenty, content, part of a carriage
backing and filling: fluctuating between two actions or decisions, constantly changing a decision, delaying a decision continually (American Slang); guiding a water vessel through a narrow area by alternately letting the sails catch the wind and preventing the sails from catching the wind (Nautical)
cheese filling: cheese mixture placed inside baked foods
chocolate filling: smooth chocolate food used to fill baked foods
fill: If you fill a period of time with a particular activity, you spend the time in this way. If she wants a routine to fill her day, let her do community work. Fill up means the same as fill. On Thursday night she went to her yoga class, glad to have something to fill up the evening
fill: To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails
fill: If something fills a space, it is so big, or there are such large quantities of it, that there is very little room left. He cast his eyes at the rows of cabinets that filled the enormous work area The text fills 231 pages. Fill up means the same as fill. the complicated machines that fill up today's laboratories. + filled filled four museum buildings filled with historical objects. + -filled -filled the flower-filled courtyard of an old Spanish colonial house
fill: 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
fill: appoint someone to (a position or a job) assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development
fill: {i} satisfying amount of food or drink; amount needed to fill a receptacle; something used to fill; something which fills
fill: To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy
fill: become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
fill: The 90 degree direction to the edge of the cloth Also the name of yarn running from one edge to the other
fill: added earth which is designed to change the contour of the land
fill: a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip" plug with a substance; "fill a cavity" become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" appoint someone to (a position or a job) assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development
fill: The pins knocked down after a spare or two strikes
fill: material, usually earth, used to change the surface contour of an area, or to construct an embankment
fill: If a sound, smell, or light fills a space, or the air, it is very strong or noticeable. In the parking lot of the school, the siren filled the air All the light bars were turned on which filled the room with these rotating beams of light + -filled -filled those whose work forces them to be in dusty or smoke-filled environments
fill: A background color fills the area, either a table cell or a drawing object
fill: any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"
fill: to fill the bill: see bill
fill: If you fill an order or a prescription, you provide the things that are asked for. A pharmacist can fill any prescription if, in his or her judgment, the prescription is valid
fill: If something fills a role, position, or function, they have that role or position, or perform that function, often successfully. Dena was filling the role of diplomat's wife with the skill she had learned over the years. = perform
fill: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"
fill: to make full
fill: a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
fill: (1) (Geology) Any sediment deposited by any agent such as water so as to fill or partly fill a channel, valley, sink, or other depression (2) (Engineering) Soil or other material placed as part of a construction activity
fill: The material used to stuff items such as comforters or pillows Natural down and man-made synthetics are examples of fill materials
fill: appoint someone to (a position or a job)
fill: Earth used to create embankments or to raise low-lying areas in order to bring them to grade Under the Clean Water Act (ACOE jurisdiction), fill is defined as material used for the primary purpose of replacing an aquatic area with dry land, or a change in the bottom elevation of a water body Under the McAteer-Petris Act (BCDC jurisdiction), fill is defined as any solid, pile-supported, floating, cantilevered, or suspended material that is placed bayward of the Mean High Tide Line, or the +1 5-meter (5 0-foot) contour line where marshlands are present
fill: The pins knocked down after a spare or two strikes A spare or strike so that the scoring box is "filled"
fill: {f} put in until full; supply with as much as is needed; satisfy, satiate (one's appetite); put a filling in a dental cavity; meet a need; substitute for, do the job of; supply information; prepare a medical prescription
fill: eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"
fill: As in “cut and fill”; any material that is moved or added to the existing terrain to raise its elevation (8)
fill: A syringe injection of saline or similar substance into the submuscular port in order to increase the pressure of the band around the stomach This is the process that allows patients to adjust the pressure of the band, thereby affecting how much food they are able to eat and how quickly the food drops into the lower stoma Fills are usually first given 4-8 weeks post-op, but can occur sooner or later as the surgeon and patient see fit Most patients find that they need several fills before feeling a significant level of restriction A surgeon or fill technician may or may not require a fill to be done under fluroscopy
fill: If a company or organization fills a job vacancy, they choose someone to do the job. If someone fills a job vacancy, they accept a job that they have been offered. One problem not mentioned is the unemployed may not have the skills to fill the vacancies on offer A vacancy has arisen which I intend to fill
fill: make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
fill: To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails
fill: That which fills; filling; specif
fill: One of the thills or shafts of a carriage
fill: 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
fill: When a dentist fills someone's tooth, he or she puts a filling in it. It is almost impossible to find a dentist who will fill a tooth on the National Health
fill: The full amount which a person can eat and/or drink
fill: To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy
fill: A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction
fill: The price at which an order is executed (applies to any kind of market)
fill: If something fills a need or a gap, it puts an end to this need or gap by existing or being active. She brought him a sense of fun, of gaiety that filled a gap in his life
fill: To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel
fill: Material used to raise the surface of the land to a desired level
fill: If you fill a container or area, or if it fills, an amount of something enters it that is enough to make it full. Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a slow boil She made sandwiches, filled a flask and put sugar in The boy's eyes filled with tears While the bath was filling, he padded about in his underpants. empty Fill up means the same as fill. Pass me your cup, Amy, and I'll fill it up for you Warehouses at the frontier between the two countries fill up with sacks of rice and flour
fill: plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
fill: This is a process that allows you to alter a selected area of an image with a computer graphics program, covering or combining it with a gray shade, a color, or a pattern
fill: To fill a cup or glass for drinking
fill: Added earth which changes the contour of the land
fill: Act of executing or completing a customer's order to buy or sell securities
fill: an embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled
fill: Used when an order to buy or sell is executed
fill: To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind
fill: to execute an order; the price at which an order was executed
fill: The price at which an order is executed
fill: fill or meet a want or need
fill: occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
fill: The price at which you bought or sold Eg, "Mr Jones, your fill was 117 on 5 June T-Bonds " Verb form "filled" means the order was executed/completed "Mr Jones, your T-Bond order was filled "
fill: 1) Earth, sand, gravel, rock, asphalt, or other solid material used to increase the ground surface elevation or to replace excavated material 2) A deposit of any rock; natural soil; organic material; recycled or waste materials made of non-noxious, nonflammable, noncombustible and non-putrescible solids; or any combination thereof placed by mechanical means
fill: Manmade deposits of natural soils or the process of the depositing
fill: Any material that is put back in place of the extracted ore to provide ground support
fill: If something fills you with an emotion, or if an emotion fills you, you experience this emotion strongly. I admired my father, and his work filled me with awe and curiosity He looked at me without speaking, and for the first time I could see the pride that filled him
fill: If you fill a crack or hole, you put a substance into it in order to make the surface smooth again. Fill small holes with wood filler in a matching colour The gravedigger filled the grave. Fill in means the same as fill. If any cracks have appeared in the tart case, fill these in with raw pastry
fill: fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"
fill: 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
fill: Pins knocked down following a spare or following two strikes which are added to the ten or twenty pins, respectively, when scoring
fill: material used to raise the desired road profile above the natural ground line
fillings: plural of filling
marmalade filling: fruit preserve used as a filling (in cookies, cakes, etc.)
permanent filling: filling in a tooth that is meant to last for a long time
potato filling: potato mixture used to fill pastries
raisin filling: raisin mixture used to fill pastries
spinach filling: spinach mixture used inside baked foods
temporary filling: dental procedure during which a filling is placed for a short period of time and then replaced with a permanent one at a later date