Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pratfall | Yes | No | No | No |
spill | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pratfall (noun) | spill (noun) |
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an embarrassing mistake | the act of allowing a fluid to escape |
a fall onto your buttocks | a sudden drop from an upright position |
a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction | |
liquid that is spilled |
pratfall (verb) | spill (verb) |
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reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) | |
reveal information | |
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 |