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| bowl1 |
A bowl is a deep dish used for holding certain kinds of food. It is usually round, and it's good for holding things that might spill. We put things like salad, soup, cereal, and chips in bowls. [1/2 definitions] |
| dry cell |
an electric battery cell in which the chemicals are stored as a paste that will not spill. |
| funnel |
A funnel is an open container shaped like a cone with a narrow tube coming out of the end of the it. A funnel is used to make pouring easier when you need to pour something through a small opening. You put the tube into the small opening, fill the cone with the liquid or other substance you want to pour, and let the substance flow through the tube and into the opening. A funnel makes it less likely that things will spill. |
| overflow |
to be so full that the contents spill over the top edge. [2/5 definitions] |
| slop |
to cause to spill or splash. [2/3 definitions] |
| spill1 |
If you spill your water, it falls out of your glass. Maybe all of it falls out, or maybe just some of it. Usually, you don't want to spill something. It's usually just an accident. [4/5 definitions] |
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