flow vs filling

filling vs flow

flow and filling both are nouns.

flow is a verb but filling is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flow	Yes	No	Yes	No
filling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, filling is a hyponym of flow; that is, filling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flow:

flow: any uninterrupted stream or discharge
filling: flow into something (as a container)

Other hyponyms of flow include airstream, backwash, race, slipstream, wash, turbulent flow, streamline flow, flowage, inflow, influx, effluence, efflux, outflow.

flow (noun)	filling (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	the act of filling something
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)	the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas	(dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth
any uninterrupted stream or discharge	a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause	flow into something (as a container)
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously	any material that fills a space or container
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

flow (verb)	filling (verb)
undergo menstruation
cover or swamp with water
fall or flow in a certain way
move along, of liquids
move or progress freely as if in a stream
cause to flow
be abundantly present

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