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We have spotted SPOIL (5 Letters) a total of 16 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with SPOIL and also when and where was it last seen:

Definition

• To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possession.
• To seize by violence;; to take by force; to plunder.
• To cause to decay and perish; to corrput; to vitiate; to mar.
• To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading.
• To practice plunder or robbery.
• To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather.
• That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.
• Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural; as to the victor belong the spoils.
• That which is gained by strength or effort.
• The act or practice of plundering; robbery; aste.
• Corruption; cause of corruption.
• The slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal.

Referring crossword puzzle clues

Usage among publishers:

  • Newsday: Nov 26, 2024
  • LA Times: Nov 2, 2024
  • USA Today: Jun 16, 2024
  • USA Today: Dec 17, 2023
  • Newsday: Dec 3, 2023
  • Newsday: Sep 9, 2023
  • USA Today: Aug 19, 2023
  • Newsday: Jul 29, 2023
  • Eugene Sheffer: Apr 15, 2023
  • Newsday: Mar 31, 2023