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spills

/spɪlz/

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A mess of something that has been dropped.

Examples :

"The kitchen floor was covered in spills after I dropped the bowl of cereal. "

disaster action situation event

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A fall or stumble.

Examples :

"The bruise is from a bad spill he had last week."

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A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire.

Examples :

"The little spills were used to light the birthday candles. "

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A slender piece of anything.

Examples :

"He used spills of paper to light the fireplace. "

material item thing

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One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground.

Examples :

"The tunnel workers carefully hammered the spills into the unstable earth, hoping to prevent a cave-in as they dug forward. "

technical architecture building

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(sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.

Examples :

"During the recording session, the drums' spills into the vocal microphone created a muddy sound. "

sound technology communication media music technical

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A small sum of money.

Examples :

"He saved his spills from his allowance to buy a candy bar. "

amount business economy finance

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(Australian politics) A declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant, and open for re-election. Short form of leadership spill.

Examples :

"After weeks of internal conflict, the Prime Minister faced a leadership spill. "

politics government

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verb

To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.

Examples :

"I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor."

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To spread out or fall out, as above.

Examples :

"Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor."

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To drop something that was intended to be caught.

Examples :

"The basketball player spills the ball when he reaches for the rebound. "

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To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.

Examples :

"He spills his potential by skipping class and not studying. "

action outcome disaster value

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To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.

Examples :

"If the heavy rain continues, the farmer's crops spills and he will lose all his income this year. "

disaster environment economy

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verb

To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.

Examples :

"The toddler spills her juice on the table. "

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To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.

Examples :

"The craftsman spills delicate slivers of mother-of-pearl across the wooden jewelry box, creating a beautiful floral design. "

material art style

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To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain.

Examples :

"The sailor spills the mainsail slightly to reduce the pressure before trying to reef it in the strong wind. "

nautical sailing technical

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(Australian politics) To open the leadership of a parliamentary party for re-election.

Examples :

"The opposition party spills its leadership after losing the election, allowing members to choose a new leader. "

politics government state

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To reveal information to an uninformed party.

Examples :

"He spilled his guts out to his new psychologist."

communication language media

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(of a knot). To come undone.

Examples :

"The shoelace spills every time I try to tie it quickly. "