OVERSPILL

overflow, runoff, overspill

(noun) the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

overspill

(noun) the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

overspill (countable and uncountable, plural overspills)

That which spills over.

Verb

overspill (third-person singular simple present overspills, present participle overspilling, simple past and past participle overspilt or overspilled)

To spill over, to overflow, to spill out of.

Anagrams

• spill over, spillover

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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