spilt

All over everywhere

Spilt is the past tense and past participle of spill, used interchangeably with spilled in British English but less common in American English: Who spilt the milk?

The idiom no use crying over spilt milk means there's no point in regretting what's already done and can't be undone.

liquid

pour

Send liquid streaming out

  • dripLiquid falling slowly
  • leakEscape through a breach
  • overflowExceed capacity and spill

trickle · seepage · ooze · splatter · dribble · puddle · splash · slosh · slop · pool

accident

knock over

Cause to fall

drop · fumble · bump · stumble · slip · jostle · overturn · capsize · fall · mishap

mess

stain

Lasting surface discoloration

soak up · towel · blot · smear · sticky · residue · spot · mark · discolour · absorb

idiom

no use

Without purpose or benefit

done · bygones · let go · move on · hindsight · acceptance

waste

spoiled

Ruined or overindulged

  • wastedUsed without good result
  • ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
  • lostUnable to navigate

squandered · irretrievable · gone · salvage · cry over · no use · regret · lament

Categories
Opposites
containment state

spiltcontained

Kept within limits

unspilt · retained · held · kept · secured

intentional action

spiltpoured

Made liquid flow out

decanted · dispensed · transferred · served · ladled

Phrases
Family

spill, spilled, spilling, spills, spillage, spillover, overspill, spiller, unspilled

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G