All spoil synonyms
spoil
S s verb spoil
- muddying β Cause to become covered in or full of mud.
- litter β objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- excorticate β (obsolete) To strip of bark or skin.
- decompose β When things such as dead plants or animals decompose, or when something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay.
- make with β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- weighted β having additional weight.
- bang up β When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell.
- debase β To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
- deteriorate β If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
- deviling β Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- gimped β a limp.
- decocted β Simple past tense and past participle of decoct.
- devastate β If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.
- derail β To derail something such as a plan or a series of negotiations means to prevent it from continuing as planned.
- disable β make not work
- miscompute β To compute erroneously.
- cosset β If someone is cosseted, everything possible is done for them and they are protected from anything unpleasant.
- make over β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- hulling β the hollow, lowermost portion of a ship, floating partially submerged and supporting the remainder of the ship.
- mutilate β to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- derange β to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange
- corrupt β Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- beat down β When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- fall down β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- atrophying β Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /ΙΛtroΚ fi Ι/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- give rein to β Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- cater β In British English, to cater for a group of people means to provide all the things that they need or want. In American English, you say you cater to a person or group of people.
- clean out β If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
- overcook β Cook too much or for too long.
- garotte β to execute by the garrote.
- offed β so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- gimping β a limp.
- blot β If something is a blot on a person's or thing's reputation, it spoils their reputation.
- curdled β Containing curds.
- escallop β A scallop shell as a charge.
- ferret β a narrow tape or ribbon, as of silk or cotton, used for binding, trimming, etc.
- actioned β Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- bobble β A bobble is a small ball of material, usually made of wool, which is used for decorating clothes.
- fluff β light, downy particles, as of cotton.
- garotted β to execute by the garrote.
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- depopulated β (of a place) reduced in population
- dry-rot β Plant Pathology. a decay of seasoned timber, resulting in its becoming brittle and crumbling to a dry powder, caused by various fungi. any of various diseases of plants in which the rotted tissues are dry.
- lofted β a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- dulling β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- blast β A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
- drool β to water at the mouth, as in anticipation of food; salivate; drivel.