Definition of Spoil
Noun
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the act of stripping and taking by force
spoliation - spoilation - despoilation despoilment despoliation -
the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
"her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
spoiling spoilage -
(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
"to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
Verb
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make imperfect
"nothing marred her beauty"
mar impair deflower vitiate -
destroy and strip of its possession
"The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
rape despoil violate plunder -
have a strong desire or urge to do something
"She is itching to start the project"
"He is spoiling for a fight"
itch -
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"
"foil your opponent"
thwart queer scotch foil cross frustrate baffle bilk -
treat with excessive indulgence
"grandparents often pamper the children"
"Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
pamper featherbed cosset cocker baby coddle mollycoddle indulge -
alter from the original
corrupt -
become unfit for consumption or use
"the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
- go bad -
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
"I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
"the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
botch bodge bumble fumble - botch up muff blow flub - screw up - ball up - muck up bungle fluff bollix - bollix up bollocks - bollocks up bobble mishandle - louse up - foul up - mess up - fuck up
Word games points for the Spoil
- Scrabble® score of the spoil (7)
- Word Chums® score of the spoil (9)
- Words With Friends® score of the spoil (9)
Unscramble spoil
46 unscramble word found using the letters spoil.
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