Spiller
World English Dictionary
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| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to fall or cause to fall from or as from a container, esp unintentionally |
| 2. | to disgorge (contents, occupants, etc) or (of contents, occupants, etc) to be disgorged: the car spilt its passengers onto the road; the crowd spilt out of the theatre |
| 3. | to shed (blood) |
| 4. | informal Also: spill the beans to disclose something confidential |
| 5. | nautical to let (wind) escape from a sail or (of the wind) to escape from a sail |
| —n | |
| 6. | informal a fall or tumble |
| 7. | short for spillway |
| 8. | a spilling of liquid, etc, or the amount spilt |
| 9. | (Austral) the declaring of several political jobs vacant when one higher up becomes so: the Prime Minister's resignation could mean a Cabinet spill |
| [Old English spillan to destroy; related to spildan, Old High German spaltan to split; see | |
| 'spiller1 | |
| —n | |
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Spiller
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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