an act or instance of filling.

something that is put in to fill something else

They used sand as filling for the depression.

Dentistry . a substance such as cement, amalgam, gold, or the like, used to fill a cavity caused by decay in a tooth.

a food mixture that goes into something, as if to fill it

sandwich filling; pie filling.

Also called pick , weft , woof. Textiles . yarn carried by the shuttle and interlacing at right angles with the warp in woven cloth.

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bushing , cartridge , center , cylinder , dressing , fill , filler , inlay , innards , inside , insides , layer , liner , mixture , pack , packing , pad , padding , refill , replenishment , shim , stuffing , wad , wadding , amalgam , content , custard , weft