NOUN | quantity | spoilage | the amount that has spoiled |
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process | spoilage, spoiling | the process of becoming spoiled | |
act | spoilage, spoil, spoiling | the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it |
Sounds | spoy'lahjh; spoy'lihjh | |
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Rhymes | acreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh... | |
abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... |
Meaning | The amount that has spoiled. | |
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Broader | indefinite quantity | An estimated quantity |
Spanish | maculatura | |
Catalan | maculatura |
Meaning | The process of becoming spoiled. | |
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Synonym | spoiling | |
Narrower | mildew, mold, mould | The process of becoming mildewed |
souring | The process of becoming sour | |
Broader | decay | The process of gradually becoming inferior |
Verbs | spoil | become unfit for consumption or use |
Meaning | The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it. | |
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Synonyms | spoil, spoiling | |
Broader | injury | An act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage |
Verbs | spoil | make a mess of, destroy or ruin |
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