filling#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 06
def (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth
examples when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth
an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'
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Hypernym dental appliance
Domain of synset - TOPIC dentistry, dental medicine, odontology
Derivationally related form filling → fill
Hyponym inlay
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Hyponym dental appliance
Hypernym inlay
Member of this domain - TOPIC dentistry, dental medicine, odontology
Derivationally related form fill → filling

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