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fill·ing
 filling
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- pronunciation:
- fI
lIng
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
When food is filling, it makes your stomach feel full after you eat it. You probably don't need to eat a lot of it.
The stew was very filling. I could only eat half a bowl. |
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A filling is a material that a dentist puts into a tooth to fix the tooth when there is a cavity. A cavity is a small hole in a tooth that is caused by decay. Cavities in your teeth are not good, but fillings can help you keep using your teeth and can help stop more decay. Decay is a process that breaks down teeth and can destroy them little by little.
The last time I went to the dentist, I had to get four fillings. |
| definition 2: |
Some foods are made up of one thing on the outside but contain another type of thing on the inside. The inside part of the food is called a "filling." A pie, for example, has an outside part called a "crust,"and inside the crust there is a filling. Some pies have a filling of cooked cherries, apples, or peaches, for example.
My favorite donuts are the ones with vanilla cream filling.Do you want tacos with a beef filling or just beans? |
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