FILLING

adj. satiating, satisfying

n. material used to fill a cavity in a tooth; stuffing; act of making full

v. put in until full; supply with as much as is needed; satisfy, satiate (one's appetite); put a filling in a dental cavity; meet a need; substitute for, do the job of; supply information; prepare a medical prescription

Filling may refer to:Filling (cooking), a food mixture used for stuffingDental fillingsSymplectic filling, a kind of cobordism in mathematics
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Noun
1. any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"
(synonym) fill
(hypernym) material, stuff
(hyponym) cement
2. flow into something (as a container)
(hypernym) flow
(hyponym) refilling, replenishment, replacement, renewal
(derivation) fill, fill up
3. (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth; "when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth"; "an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'"
(hypernym) dental appliance
(hyponym) inlay
(derivation) fill
(classification) dentistry, dental medicine, odontology
4. a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
(hypernym) concoction, mixture, intermixture
(hyponym) lekvar
5. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
(synonym) woof, weft, pick
(hypernym) thread, yarn
(substance-holonym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
(part-holonym) weave
6. the act of filling something
(hypernym) change of integrity
(hyponym) saturation
(derivation) fill, fill up, make full

Noun
1. a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
(hypernym) enough, sufficiency
(derivation) satiate, sate, replete
2. any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"
(synonym) filling
(hypernym) material, stuff
(hyponym) cement
Verb
1. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
(synonym) fill up, make full
(antonym) empty
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) clutter, clutter up
(cause) fill up
(see-also) shade, fill in
(derivation) filling
2. become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
(synonym) fill up
(antonym) empty, discharge
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) water
(derivation) filling
3. occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
(synonym) occupy
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) crowd
4. assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"
(synonym) take
(hypernym) work, do work
(verb-group) assume, take, strike, take up
5. fill or meet a want or need
(synonym) meet, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil
(hypernym) provide, supply, ply, cater
(hyponym) answer
6. appoint someone to (a position or a job)
(hypernym) hire, engage, employ
7. eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"
(synonym) fill up
(hypernym) eat
8. fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"
(synonym) satiate, sate, replete
(hypernym) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
(hyponym) cloy, pall
9. plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
(hypernym) repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
(hyponym) close, fill up
(derivation) filling

Depositing dirt, mud or other materials into aquatic areas to create more dry land, usually for agricultural or commercial development purposes, often with ruinous ecological consequences.

da4 qi4 wan3 cheng2
A big vessel takes longer to complete.
A great mind takes longer to mature. Often describing persons that become famous in their later years, but also used to console people who have over long years failed reaching their goals.

jing1 wei4 tian2 hai3
The mythical bird Jingwei filling up the sea with pebbles.
To labour in vain.