overspill
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.over·spill
noun \ˈō-vər-ˌspil\Definition of OVERSPILL
1
: the act or an instance of spilling over
2
chiefly British : the movement of excess urban population into less crowded areas
See Examples of OVERSPILL
- an overspill into nearby towns
- a new town built to absorb London's overspill
First Known Use of OVERSPILL
1884
Rhymes with OVERSPILL
back and fill, Brazzaville, Chapel Hill, chlorophyll, coffee mill, daffodil, dishabille, double bill, escadrille, espadrille, Evansville, fiberfill, fill the bill, fit to kill, foreign bill, general will, hammer mill, Hooverville, if you will, Jacksonville, Libreville, living will, Louisville, microphyll, minimill, overfill, overkill, pepper mill, poison pill, puppy mill, razorbill, rolling mill, rototill, San Juan Hill, sleeping pill, Smoky Hill, sugar pill, tormentil, verticil, water mill, water pill, windowsill, whip-poor-will, winter-kill, Yggdrasil
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