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fills

/fɪlz/

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To occupy fully, to take up all of.

Examples :

"The aroma of freshly baked bread fills the kitchen. "

amount space function

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To add contents to (a container, cavity or the like) so that it is full.

Examples :

"The baker fills the pastries with cream. "

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To enter (something), making it full.

Examples :

"The aroma of freshly baked bread fills the kitchen every morning. "

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To become full.

Examples :

"the bucket filled with rain; the sails fill with wind"

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To become pervaded with something.

Examples :

"My heart filled with joy."

process condition

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To satisfy or obey (an order, request or requirement).

Examples :

"The pharmacist filled my prescription for penicillin."

action achievement function process

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To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.

Examples :

"Sorry, no more applicants. The position has been filled."

politics government position job

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To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.

Examples :

"The dentist fills cavities to prevent further tooth decay. "

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To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.

Examples :

""My mom always fills me with a big breakfast before I go to school." "

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To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.

Examples :

"The captain fills the mainsail as they turn downwind, catching the full force of the breeze. "

nautical sailing

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(of a male) To have sexual intercourse with (a female).

Examples :

"Did you fill that girl last night?"

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noun

(after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.

Examples :

"My brother's allowance fills his needs for snacks and entertainment. "

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An amount that fills a container.

Examples :

"The mixer returned to the plant for another fill."

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The filling of a container or area.

Examples :

"That machine can do 20 fills a minute."

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Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.

Examples :

"The ruins of earlier buildings were used as fill for more recent construction."

material building

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Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity or cut in the layers and exposed by excavation; fill soil.

Examples :

"During the construction of the new school playground, archaeologists analyzed the fills found within the old trench, hoping to learn about the site's earlier use. "

archaeology geology material building environment

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An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.

Examples :

""The construction crew used trucks to deliver loads of dirt for the fills needed to level the uneven ground before laying the train tracks." "

architecture geology structure

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A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody.

Examples :

"bass fill"

music sound entertainment

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One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

Examples :

"The driver checked the fills of the pony cart before letting the children climb aboard. "