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Stuffing vs Filling - What's the difference?

stuffing | filling |

As verbs the difference between stuffing and filling

is that stuffing is present participle of lang=en while filling is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between stuffing and filling

is that stuffing is the matter used to stuff flexible hollow objects such as pillows and saddles while filling is anything that is used to fill something.

As an adjective filling is

of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.

stuffing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (wikipedia stuffing)
  • The matter used to stuff flexible hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.
  • Any of many food items used to stuff another.
    • stuffing for a Christmas turkey
  • A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
  • (internet) The insertion of many copies of a word into a web page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.
  • A tax loophole whereby a corporation acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order to reduce its tax liability.

    • Derived terms

    * antistuffing * knock the stuffing out

    Related terms

    * SEO

    filling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
    • a filling meal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that is used to fill something.
  • The contents of a pie, etc.
  • (dentistry) A piece of amalgam used to fill a cavity in a tooth.
  • The woof in woven fabrics.
  • Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * filing