spills
Messes needing mops
Spills is the plural of spill—instances of liquid falling or flowing out of a container: The toddler's spills required constant cleanup.
Oil spills are environmental disasters.
Spills also names tumbles or falls: She took a few spills learning to skateboard.
As a verb form, spills describes what liquid does when it overflows: Coffee spills if you fill the cup too high.
Send liquid streaming out
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- sloshLiquid moving messily
- splatterScatter in drops
- dripLiquid falling slowly
trickle · puddle · pool · wet · soak · dribble · seep · flow
Lasting surface discoloration
soak up · paper towels · rag · sponge · residue · splatter · puddle · sticky
Cause to fall
- tip overFall sideways from standing
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- dropFall or release
- fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
bump · tumble · topple · overturn · mishap · blunder · clumsiness · oops
Reveal private information
- discloseReveal hidden information
- leakEscape through a breach
- blabDivulge indiscreetly
- confessAcknowledge wrongdoing openly
betray · expose · let slip · gossip · secrets · tell all · blurt · admit
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- wet floorMoisture-covered walking surface
- warning signIndicator of potential danger
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
toxic · chemical · biohazard · cleanup crew · hazmat · industrial · safety · environmental
pour
Send liquid streaming out
drip · trickle · puddle · pool · wet · soak · dribble · seep · flow · gush
stain
Lasting surface discoloration
absorb · soak up · paper towels · rag · sponge · residue · splatter · puddle · sticky · smear
knock over
Cause to fall
fumble · bump · tumble · topple · overturn · mishap · blunder · clumsiness · oops · whoops
divulge
Reveal private information
confess · betray · expose · let slip · gossip · secrets · tell all · blurt · admit
slippery
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- wet floorMoisture-covered walking surface
- warning signIndicator of potential danger
contamination · toxic · chemical · biohazard · cleanup crew · hazmat · industrial · safety · environmental · pollution
brim
Projecting edge or lip
flood · surge · deluge · overrun · inundate · cascade · glut · saturation · swamp · engulf
- everyday problemstypos, clutter, lateness, lost keys, traffic jams
- craft flawscracks, tears, holes, stains, gaps
- Pollution Liabilityenvironmental damage, pollution control, cleanup costs, remediation, soil contamination
- petroleumcrude oil, crude, petroleum, oil wells, oil fields
- Industrial Hazardsexplosions, fires, chemical burns, toxic fumes, gas leaks
- cooking mistakesburnt toast, burned food, undercooked, burnt popcorn, overcooked
- 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