| son-in-law | | |
| n. (person) | 1. son-in-law | the husband of your daughter. |
| ~ in-law, relative-in-law | a relative by marriage. |
| overflow | | |
| n. (act) | 1. flood, outpouring, overflow | a large flow. |
| ~ flow, stream | the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression. |
| ~ effusion | flow under pressure. |
| n. (event) | 2. overflow, overspill, runoff | the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity. |
| ~ flow, flowing | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases). |
| v. (motion) | 3. brim over, overflow, overrun, run over, well over | flow or run over (a limit or brim). |
| ~ course, flow, run, feed | move along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" |
| ~ spill, run out | flow, run or fall out and become lost.; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" |
| ~ geyser | to overflow like a geyser. |
| v. (emotion) | 4. bubble over, overflow, spill over | overflow with a certain feeling.; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" |
| ~ seethe, boil | be in an agitated emotional state.; "The customer was seething with anger" |
| spill | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. spill | liquid that is spilled.; "clean up the spills" |
| ~ liquid | fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. spill, spillway, wasteweir | a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction. |
| ~ conduit | a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass.; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits" |
| n. (act) | 3. release, spill, spillage | the act of allowing a fluid to escape. |
| ~ flow, stream | the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression. |
| n. (act) | 4. fall, spill, tumble | a sudden drop from an upright position.; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" |
| ~ pratfall | a fall onto your buttocks. |
| ~ wipeout | a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard). |
| ~ trip, slip | an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall.; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" |
| v. (contact) | 5. slop, spill, splatter | cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container.; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" |
| ~ disgorge, shed, spill | cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over.; "spill the beans all over the table" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ spill, run out | flow, run or fall out and become lost.; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" |
| v. (motion) | 6. run out, spill | flow, run or fall out and become lost.; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" |
| ~ slop, spill, splatter | cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container.; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" |
| ~ course, flow, run, feed | move along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" |
| ~ brim over, overflow, well over, run over, overrun | flow or run over (a limit or brim). |
| v. (contact) | 7. disgorge, shed, spill | cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over.; "spill the beans all over the table" |
| ~ seed | go to seed; shed seeds.; "The dandelions went to seed" |
| ~ slop, spill, splatter | cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container.; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (contact) | 8. pour forth, shed, spill | pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities.; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee" |
| ~ pour | cause to run.; "pour water over the floor" |
| v. (communication) | 9. spill, talk | reveal information.; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" |
| ~ babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, sing, talk | divulge confidential information or secrets.; "Be careful--his secretary talks" |
| ~ tell | let something be known.; "Tell them that you will be late" |
| v. (change) | 10. spill | reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail). |
| ~ sailing | riding in a sailboat. |
| ~ cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down | cut down on; make a reduction in.; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" |
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