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non-spillable

non--spill
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te spil]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ spɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te spil]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ spɪl/

Definitions of non-spillable word

  • verb with object non-spillable to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk. 1
  • verb with object non-spillable to shed (blood), as in killing or wounding. 1
  • verb with object non-spillable to scatter: to spill papers all over everything. 1
  • verb with object non-spillable Nautical. to let the wind out of (a sail). to lose (wind) from a sail. 1
  • verb with object non-spillable to cause to fall from a horse, vehicle, or the like: His horse spilled him. 1
  • verb with object non-spillable Informal. to divulge, disclose, or tell: Don't spill the secret. 1
See all 16 definitions of non-spillable

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Origin of non-spillable

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; 1920-25 for def 6; Middle English spillen to kill, destroy, shed (blood), Old English spillan to kill; cognate with Middle High German, Middle Dutch spillen; akin to spoil

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Parts of speech for Non-spillable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Non-spillable

non-spillable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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