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Meanings of filling (fillings) in English

Catalan
trama
Spanish
trama
Wikidata

The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving.

trama
Wikidata

Something filling up a gap or covering up a (small) distance.

Catalan
farcit

Any material that fills a space or container.

farcit

In lacemaking, any non-structural stitch used to fill the open cavity of a motif.

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Examples for "fill"
Examples for "fill"
1
To enter France you currently need to fill in a health questionnaire.
The Guardian
2
The work of art must fill a need of the USA society.
Wired
3
They may in themselves fill all the requirements of a real debate.
Public Speaking
4
We continue to look for products that might fill voids, MacMillan said.
Reuters
5
I fill out my name-whichis the first question-andmy age-the second.
Four: The Son
Usage of fillings in English
1
Very pleasant; smiled a lot and had gold fillings in her teeth.
Port O' Gold / A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
2
By the time we rattled to our goal, I'd need fillings replaced.
Bones in Her Pocket
3
These can be stuffed with your choice of fillings and spicy salsas.
The Guardian
4
I have had my share of dental abscesses, root-canal fillings and extractions.
The Irish Times
5
Panels can consist of plastic or polyurethane fillings sandwiched between aluminium sheets.
Reuters
6
I snapped my fingers, and all the fillings disappeared from their teeth.
Sharper than a serpent's tooth
7
They even knocked teeth out of his mouth looking for gold fillings.
Reuters
8
He smiled and showed a mouth full of gold and silver fillings.
A beautiful place to die
9
However, under the new scheme there is no price-cap on fillings.
The Irish Times
10
BPA was used in the manufacturing process of one of those newer fillings.
Reuters
11
Well, the variety of fillings that you can put in it of course.
The South African
12
Then I used a pair of pliers to remove gold teeth and fillings.
Carrion comfort
13
Recently amalgam fillings have been used in bone-cavities to supplant grafting.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
14
Jack felt it in his bones; it rattled the fillings in his teeth.
Death angel
15
Not only that: the fillings in her back teeth were aching.
Stinger
16
What happened was that the dental fillings in his teeth exploded.
A short history of nearly everything
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Translations for fillings
Spanish
trama
Fillings through the time
Fillings across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common