course vs spill

spill vs course

course and spill both are nouns.

course and spill both are verbs.

course is an adverb but spill is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
course	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
spill	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spill is a hyponym of course; that is, spill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than course:

course: move along, of liquids
spill: flow, run or fall out and become lost

Other hyponyms of course include flush, gush, jet, surge, tide, circulate, eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool, run off, waste, run down, pour, run out, stream, well out, dribble, filter, trickle, drain, run out, ooze, seep, gutter.

course (noun)	spill (noun)
a mode of action	the act of allowing a fluid to escape
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings	a sudden drop from an upright position
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport	a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
(construction) a layer of masonry	liquid that is spilled
part of a meal served at one time
a connected series of events or actions or developments
a body of students who are taught together
general line of orientation
a line or route along which something travels or moves

course (verb)	spill (verb)
hunt with hounds	reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
move along, of liquids	reveal information
move swiftly through or over	cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
	pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
	cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
	flow, run or fall out and become lost

course (adverb)	spill (adverb)
as might be expected

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