filling

Food put inside a pie, sandwich, or similar dish.

• The pie has an apple filling.
• Which sandwich filling would you like?
• These pastries have a rich chocolate filling.

Similar words: stuffing

Common phrases: pie filling, sandwich filling, chocolate filling

Material used to repair a hole in a tooth, or the repair itself.

• I need a filling in this tooth.
• One of my fillings fell out yesterday.
• The dentist replaced my old filling with a white one.

Similar words: dental restoration

Common phrases: dental filling, white filling, get a filling

Material put inside something to take up space or make it soft or firm.

• The cushion has a soft filling.
• We replaced the filling in the old pillows.
• This jacket uses a light filling to keep you warm.

Similar words: stuffing, padding, filler

Common phrases: cushion filling, foam filling, soft filling

If food is like this, you feel you have eaten enough after eating it.

• This soup is very filling.
• We ate a filling breakfast before our walk.
• Beans make a cheap and filling lunch.

Similar words: satisfying, hearty

Common phrases: filling meal, filling breakfast, very filling