SPILL
What does "SPILL" mean?
To cause or allow liquid to flow out of a container by accident.
Meanings
- To let liquid or loose material flow over the edge of its container unintentionally. He spilled coffee across the keyboard reaching for his phone.
- To reveal information one was meant to keep private. Promise you won't spill the surprise before Saturday. informal
- An instance of liquid being spilled, or the liquid itself. The oil spill stretched for miles along the coast.
Word origin
From Old English 'spillan' (to destroy, kill, waste); the meaning shifted toward 'shed or pour out liquid' by the late Middle Ages.
Remember it
SPILL has two 'l's standing side by side like the two streams a spill splits into.
A little poem
One careless elbow-
the whole morning's coffee maps
a brown new country.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told my friend a secret over coffee, and he spilled both - the gossip and the latte.
What it teaches
Both liquids and secrets obey the same rule: once they cross the rim, you can't pour them back.
Quick facts
What does SPILL mean?
To cause or allow liquid to flow out of a container by accident.
Is SPILL a valid word?
Yes — SPILL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SPILL?
SPILL has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SPILL come from?
From Old English 'spillan' (to destroy, kill, waste); the meaning shifted toward 'shed or pour out liquid' by the late Middle Ages.
What can SPILL teach us?
Both liquids and secrets obey the same rule: once they cross the rim, you can't pour them back.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.