filling

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adj

1

Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.

a filling meal

We had oatmeal porridge for breakfast, which was fairly filling, but I always starved at lunch and dinner. My friend continually reasoned with me to eat meat, but I always pleaded my vow and then remained silent.

noun

1

Anything that is used to fill something.

2

The contents of a pie, etc.

3

Any material used to fill a cavity in a tooth or the result of using such material.

I will be using a rapid-setting cement filling.

My temporary filling fell out and got lost.

4

The woof in woven fabrics.

5

Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.

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dental

amalgam, gold

VERB + FILLING

have

My dentist said I need to have three fillings because of the cavities he found.

do, give sb

My dentist gave me a filling last week to repair the cavity in my tooth.

replace

FILLING + VERB

come out, fall out

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noun — the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

noun — any material that fills a space or container

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a filling meal

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We had oatmeal porridge for breakfast, which was fairly filling, but I always starved at lunch and dinner. My friend continually reasoned with me to eat meat, but I always pleaded my vow and then rema

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Plain and unexciting, perhaps, but they are solid, well cooked, appetising and filling, and moreover cheap.

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I will be using a rapid-setting cement filling.

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My temporary filling fell out and got lost.

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1903, William Edward Biederwolf, A Help to the Study of the Holy Spirit, James H. Earle & Company (publ.), page 100. As learned Dr. Hodge has reminded us, any impartation of the Holy Spirit is a bapti

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