filling

noun/ˈfɪlɪŋ/

Frequency rank: #3,259 most common English word

Meaning

a material used to fill a cavity in a tooth, or a substance put inside food.

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Example sentence

The dentist told me that the filling in my back tooth would last for many years.

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