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Traditional English :: filling
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filling.html - n. 1 any material that fills or is used to fill, esp.: a a piece of material used to fill a cavity in a tooth. b the edible substance between the bread in a sandwich or between the pastry in a pie. 2 US weft. filling-station an establishment selling petrol etc. to motorists. |
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Traditional English :: filling
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filling.html - n. 1 any material that fills or is used to fill, esp.: a a piece of material used to fill a cavity in a tooth. b the edible substance between the bread in a sandwich or between the pastry in a pie. 2 US weft. filling-station an establishment selling petrol etc. to motorists. |
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Traditional English :: fillip
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filling.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a stimulus or incentive. 2 a a sudden release of a finger or thumb when it has been bent and checked by a thumb or finger. b a slight smart stroke given in this way. --v. (filliped, filliping) 1 tr. stimulate (fillip one's memory). 2 tr. strike slightly and smartly. 3 tr. propel (a coin, marble, etc.) with a fillip. 4 intr. make a fillip. [imit.] |
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Traditional English :: fillis
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filling.html - n. Hort. loosely-twisted string used as a tying material. [F filasse tow] |
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Traditional English :: fillister
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filling.html - n. a rabbet or rabbet plane for window-sashes etc. [19th c.: perh. f. F feuilleret] |
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English Idioms :: fill her up
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filling.html - {v. phr.} To fill entirely. (Said by the driver of a car to a gas station attendant). * /When the attendant asked Andrew how much gas he wanted in the tank, Andrew replied, "Fill her up."/ |
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