filling
noun
[ ˈfɪlɪŋ ]
• a quantity of soft material that fills or is used to fill something.
• "duvets with synthetic fillings"
filling
adjective
• (of food) leaving one with a pleasantly satiated feeling.
• "the full English breakfast was delicious and also very filling"
Similar:
substantial,
hearty,
ample,
abundant,
solid,
nutritious,
nourishing,
satisfying,
square,
heavy,
starchy,
leaden,
stodgy,
fill
verb
• cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full.
• "I filled the bottle with water"
Similar:
make/become full,
fill up,
fill to the brim,
fill to overflowing,
charge,
load (up),
pack,
top up,
crowd,
throng,
pack (into),
jam,
occupy all of,
press into,
squeeze into,
cram (into),
overcrowd,
congest,
overfill,
stock,
load,
supply,
furnish,
provide,
replenish,
restock,
refill,
block up,
bung up,
stop (up),
plug,
seal,
caulk,
close,
clog (up),
choke,
obstruct,
occlude,
dam up,
• become an overwhelming presence in; pervade.
• "a pungent smell of garlic filled the air"
Similar:
pervade,
spread throughout/through,
permeate,
suffuse,
be diffused through,
diffuse through,
imbue,
penetrate,
pass through,
infuse,
perfuse,
extend throughout,
be disseminated through,
flow through,
run through,
saturate,
impregnate,
• appoint a person to hold (a vacant post).
• "the board contacted him to say they had already filled the position"
• be supplied with the items described in (a prescription or order).
• "she needed to fill a prescription"
• (in poker) complete (a good hand) by drawing the necessary cards.
Origin:
Old English fyllan (verb), fyllu (noun) of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vullen and German füllen (verbs), Fülle (noun), also to full1.
