English dictionary definition of:
Noun
- (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
- the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
- the act of stripping and taking by force
Verb
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- become unfit for consumption or use
- alter from the original
- treat with excessive indulgence
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- have a strong desire or urge to do something
- destroy and strip of its possession
- make imperfect
Thesaurus
baby
baffle
bilk
cocker
coddle
corrupt
cosset
cross
deflower
despoil
despoilation
despoilment
despoliation
featherbed
foil
frustrate
impair
indulge
itch
mar
mollycoddle
pamper
plunder
queer
rape
scotch
spoilage
spoilation
spoiling
spoliation
thwart
violate
vitiate
Spellzone course content
View spelling list oi and oy words and
learn about the word spoil in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 16. Spelling choices for /oi/ sound: oi, oy.
Scrabble score for spoil
Scrabble score = 7
generated at 18:31:58 on 16-05-22
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