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spills

The correct spelling is spills.

How to pronounce spills

noun

IPA: /spɪlz/

Say it like: Spi-lls

The correct spelling is spills. A mess of something that has been dropped. For example: "The bruise is from a bad spill he had last week."

Usage Examples

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

I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor.

Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A mess of something that has been dropped.
  2. 2.A fall or stumble.
  3. 3.A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire.
  4. 4.A slender piece of anything.
  5. 5.One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground.

verb

  1. 1.To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
  2. 2.To spread out or fall out, as above.
  3. 3.To drop something that was intended to be caught.
  4. 4.To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.
  5. 5.To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.

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