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material vs fill

fill vs material

material and fill both are nouns.

material is an adjective but fill is not an adjective.

material is not a verb while fill is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
material Yes Yes No No
fill Yes No Yes No
As nouns, fill is a hyponym of material; that is, fill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than material:
  • material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
  • fill: any material that fills a space or container
Other hyponyms of material include ballast, bedding, bedding material, litter, rind, recycling, precursor, atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck, ammunition, floc, floccule, HAZMAT, aggregate, raw material, staple, sorbate, sorbent, sorbent material, diamagnet, mineral, rock, stone, adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material, sealing material, animal material, fluff, bimetal, abradant, abrasive, abrasive material, chemical, chemical substance, composite material, conductor, dielectric, insulator, nonconductor, contaminant, contamination, particulate, particulate matter, dust, elastomer, earth, ground, discharge, emission, detritus, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product, fiber, fibre, filling, foam, homogenate, humate, impregnation, paper, packing, packing material, wadding, color, coloring material, colour, colouring material, plant material, plant substance, radioactive material, thickener, thickening, toner, translucent substance, transparent substance, undercut, builder, detergent builder, vernix, vernix caseosa, wad, electroceramic material, pyroelectric material, piezoelectric material, ferromagnet, antiferromagnet.
material (noun) fill (noun)
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers a quantity sufficient to satisfy
things needed for doing or making something any material that fills a space or container
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
a person judged suitable for admission or employment
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
material (adjective) fill (adjective)
derived from or composed of matter
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
having material or physical form or substance
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
material (verb) fill (verb)
become full
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
plug with a substance
fill to satisfaction
eat until one is sated
fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
assume, as of positions or roles
appoint someone to (a position or a job)
occupy the whole of
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