filling

Everyday

1. (noun) A filling is the food inside a pie, sandwich, cake or pastry. tree →
2. (noun) A filling is the material a dentist puts into a hole in a tooth. tree →
3. (noun) Filling is also the soft material inside cushions, pillows and toys. tree →
4. (adjective) Filling food makes you feel full quickly. tree →
5. (verb) Filling is the -ing form of «fill»: putting something into a container until it is full. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life it appears with food and the dentist. In maths problems about capacity, filling tanks, jugs and baths is a common topic: rates like «filling at 5 litres a minute». Phrases: sandwich filling, a filling at the dentist, filling up, filling in a form.

Examples

• My favourite sandwich filling is cheese and pickle. tree →
• I had a filling at the dentist because I ate too many sweets. tree →
• Porridge is very filling. tree →
• She is filling the bath with warm water. tree →
• The teddy's filling came out of a hole. tree →
• A tap filling a tank at 5 litres per minute fills 60 litres in 12 minutes. tree →
• Please finish filling in your form. tree →
• He found there a little old woman busily occupied in filling great barrels with water. tree →

Note

Countable noun: a filling, fillings. «Fill in» (UK) / «fill out» (US) a form = write answers in it. In maths: time to fill = capacity ÷ rate (60 ÷ 5 = 12 minutes).

In Jewish tradition

In everyday life it appears with food and the dentist. In maths problems about capacity, filling tanks, jugs and baths is a common topic: rates like «filling at 5 litres a minute». Phrases: sandwich filling, a filling at the dentist, filling up, filling in a form.

Examples

• It shall be for the filling of his belly; He shall cast the fierceness of His wrath upon him, and shall cause it to rain upon him into his flesh. (Writings JOB.20.23, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable noun: a filling, fillings. «Fill in» (UK) / «fill out» (US) a form = write answers in it. In maths: time to fill = capacity ÷ rate (60 ÷ 5 = 12 minutes).