spiller
One who overflows
A spiller is someone or something that spills.
The word most often appears in compounds: an oil spiller is a vessel responsible for a spill, a blood spiller is one who sheds blood.
In fishing, a spiller is a long line with multiple hooks attached.
The word is uncommon outside these specific contexts.
Overwhelming water overflow
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- runoffExcess water drainage
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- sloshLiquid moving messily
dribble · leak · seepage · drip · trickle · puddle · mess · splatter
One who discloses secrets
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- blabberRamble without substance
- tattlerOne who reveals secrets
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
revealer · betrayer · snitch · tipster · source · exposer · gossip · telltale
Clumsy dropper of things
- fumblerOne who mishandles objects
- dropperTube dispensing liquid drops
- bunglerInept person
- klutzAwkward, graceless person
oaf · blunderer · stumbler · bobbler · tripper · clutz · butterfingers · accident-prone
Replacement for another
- reserveSupply kept back
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- benchwarmerSeldom-used team member
- relieverOne who lessens discomfort
rotation · roster · squad · lineup · depth · understudy · replacement · standby
flood
Overwhelming water overflow
slosh · dribble · leak · seepage · drip · trickle · puddle · mess · splatter · splash
leaker
One who discloses secrets
whistleblower · revealer · betrayer · snitch · tipster · source · exposer · gossip · telltale · mole
butterfingers
Clumsy dropper of things
klutz · oaf · blunderer · stumbler · bobbler · tripper · clutz · butterfingers · accident-prone · careless
substitute
Replacement for another
- reserveSupply kept back
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- benchwarmerSeldom-used team member
reliever · rotation · roster · squad · lineup · depth · understudy · replacement · standby · pinch-hitter
- clumsy peopleklutz, clumsy, bumbling, butterfingers, bungler
- waveswave crest, shock wave, wave front, blast wave, seismic wave
- spill the beansReveal confidential information
- spill outExit suddenly and abundantly
- spilled milkIrreversible minor accident
- oil spillPetroleum released into water
- spilled the beansRevealed a secret
- spilling overExceeding a container's limit
spill, spilled, spilling, spills, spillage, spillover, spillway, overspill