fillings

NOUN

something that takes up

Synonyms

WEAK

bushing capacity batting cartridge center content contents cylinder dressing fill guts impletion inlay innards inside layer liner mixture pack packing pad padding refill replenishment shim stuffing wad wadding

Antonyms

WEAK

emptiness

NOUN

contents

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dressing layer mixture stuffing

STRONG

bushing cartridge center cylinder fill filler inlay innards inside insides liner pack packing pad padding refill replenishment shim wad wadding

Antonyms

STRONG

exteriority outside

Example Sentences

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Fillings, extractions, and cleanings are no longer relics of the Before Times.

From Slate • May 19, 2020

Fillings, by contrast, do not cure an oral infection.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2016

Fillings don’t last forever and eventually need to be replaced, says Mark Wolff, chair of cariology at New York University College of Dentistry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2016

Fillings include zingy achiote pork sweetened with a dash of pineapple, and butter-tender brisket steeped in chilies and smoke, dabbed with chunky cascabel chili salsa for extra oomph.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2013

Va Groups of Fillings in which darning plays important part.

From Jacobean Embroidery Its Forms and Fillings Including Late Tudor by Fitzwilliam, Ada Wentworth