All spoil antonyms
spoil
S s verb spoil
- glamorise β (British spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and NZ) alternative spelling of glamorize.
- curdling β Present participle of curdle.
- bring into line β a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- callus β A callus is an unwanted area of thick skin, usually on the palms of your hands or the soles of your feet, which has been caused by something rubbing against it.
- densify β to make or become denser
- callused β Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- flesh out β the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- kick the habit β quit smoking
- cure β If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear.
- calluses β Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- blue pencil β deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- callusing β Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- case-harden β to form a hard surface layer of high carbon content on (a steel component) by heating in a carburizing environment with subsequent quenching or heat treatment
- densifying β to impregnate (wood) with additives under heat and pressure in order to achieve greater density and hardness.
- make good β morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- embellish β Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.
- caseharden β to form a hard, thin surface on (an iron alloy)
- debug β When someone debugs a computer program, they look for the faults in it and correct them so that it will run properly.
- bedizen β to dress or decorate gaudily or tastelessly
- atone β If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it.
- coarsened β Simple past tense and past participle of coarsen.
- fine tune β to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
- blue-pencil β to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
- boil down β When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
- adjust β When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
- disciplining β Present participle of discipline.
- emblaze β (transitive) To kindle; set ablaze.
- change one's mind β to alter one's decision or opinion
- gussied up β dressed in a showy way
- harden β to make hard or harder: to harden steel.
- bedizened β Dressed up or decorated gaudily.
- gussy up β to enhance the attractiveness of in a gimmicky, showy manner (usually followed by up): a room gussied up with mirrors and lights.
- get with it β (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- edit β to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
- dulling β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- head for β go towards, go to
- casehardened β Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- casehardening β Present participle of caseharden.
- ornament β an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments.
- make amends β reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- disciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- caking β Present participle of cake.
- adorn β If something adorns a place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful.
- deck β A deck on a vehicle such as a bus or ship is a lower or upper area of it.
- fossilize β Geology. to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism.
- flatter β to make flat.
- glamorize β to make glamorous.
- fossilized β Geology. to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism.
- modify β to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- caked β If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.