Definition of spoil | What does spoil mean?
What is the definition of the word SPOIL?
Here is a list of definitions for spoil.
- (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
- the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
- the act of stripping and taking by force
What are the verbs of the word SPOIL?
Here is a list of definitions for spoil.
- 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"
- become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
- alter from the original
- treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
- have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"
- destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
- make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
What are the synonyms of the word SPOIL?
What is another word for SPOIL?. Here is a list of synonyms for SPOIL
- SPOIL
- SPOILING
- SPOILAGE
- SPOLIATION
- SPOILATION
- DESPOILATION
- DESPOILMENT
- DESPOLIATION
- BOTCH
- BODGE
- BUMBLE
- FUMBLE
- BOTCH UP
- MUFF
- BLOW
- FLUB
- SCREW UP
- BALL UP
- MUCK UP
- BUNGLE
- FLUFF
- BOLLIX
- BOLLIX UP
- BOLLOCKS
- BOLLOCKS UP
- GO BAD
- CORRUPT
- PAMPER
- FEATHERBED
- COSSET
- COCKER
- BABY
- CODDLE
- MOLLYCODDLE
- INDULGE
- THWART
- QUEER
- SCOTCH
- FOIL
- CROSS
- FRUSTRATE
- BAFFLE
- BILK
- ITCH
- RAPE
- DESPOIL
- VIOLATE
- PLUNDER
- MAR
- IMPAIR
- DEFLOWER
- VITIATE
Words beginning with SPOIL?
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In which dictionaries does the word spoil exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes