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Spill Spilled Liquid Container Spilling Amount Oil Light

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A spill is an amount of liquid that has s______ from a container.A spill is an amount of liquid that has spilled from a container.
She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter.
An oil spill could be devastating for wildlife.
word spill
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verb
If a liquid spills or if you spill it, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container.
70,000 tonnes of oil spilled from the tanker.
...water behind a dam, getting ready to spill over.
He always spilled the drinks.
Don't spill water on your suit.
If the contents of a bag, box, or other container spill or are spilled, they come out of the container onto a surface.
A number of bags had split and were spilling their contents.
He carefully balanced the satchel so that its contents would not spill out onto the floor.
If people or things spill out of a place, they come out of it in large numbers .
Tears began to spill out of the boy's eyes.
When the bell rings, more than 1,000 children spill from classrooms.
If light spills or is spilled into a place, it shines brightly into it, usually through a gap .
She noticed the light spilling under Brian's door.
The door swung open again, spilling light into the cell.
noun
A spill is an amount of liquid that has spilled from a container.
She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter.
An oil spill could be devastating for wildlife.
inflections spillsspillingspilledspilt
cefr-level B2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2

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