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I think that money spoils most things, once it becomes the primary motivating force.
John Cleese

Meaning of "spoils" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPOILS

spoils  [spɔɪlz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPOILS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spoils is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPOILS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spoils in the English dictionary

The definition of spoils in the dictionary is valuables seized by violence, esp in war.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPOILS


after-sales
ˈɑːftəˌseɪlz
Dales
deɪlz
Giles
dʒaɪlz
hills
hɪlz
Mills
mɪlz
piles
paɪlz
pills
pɪlz
sales
seɪlz
Scales
skeɪlz
Smiles
smaɪlz
tails
teɪlz
telesales
ˈtɛlɪˌseɪlz
textiles
ˈtɛkstaɪlz
Wales
weɪlz
Wills
wɪlz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPOILS

spoem
spoffish
spoil
spoilable
spoilage
spoiled
spoiled priest
spoiler
spoilfive
spoilful
spoils system
spoilsman
spoilsmen
spoilsport
spoilt
Spokane
spoke
spoken
spoken for
spokeshave

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPOILS

bed of nails
bite one´s nails
blue devils
cat-o´-nine-tails
cecils
civils
contact details
Daugavpils
entrails
fewtrils
fils
hard as nails
lamb´s tails
off the rails
on someone´s coat-tails
personal details
Pils
take the wind out of someone´s sails
tonsils
trim one´s sails

Synonyms and antonyms of spoils in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPOILS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «spoils» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of spoils

Translation of «spoils» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPOILS

Find out the translation of spoils to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spoils from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spoils» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

分赃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

botín
570 millions of speakers

English

spoils
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लूट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغنائم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

портит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

despojos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জঞ্জাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

butin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rampasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beute
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

戦利品
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전리품
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spoils
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến lợi phẩm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெடுத்துவிடும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लुटालूट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

memuriyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bottino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

urobek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

псує
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prada
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάφυρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bytet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spoils
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spoils

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPOILS»

The term «spoils» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.621 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPOILS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spoils» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spoils» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spoils

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10 QUOTES WITH «SPOILS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spoils.
1
Louisa May Alcott
You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.
2
Louisa May Alcott
Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.
3
Tom Barrett
If the rain spoils our picnic, but saves a farmer's crop, who are we to say it shouldn't rain?
4
Brittany Bowe
I live with fellow speed skaters and National Team members Heather Richardson, Sugar Todd and Mitch Whitmore, and Sugar lives up to her name. She spoils our household with baked goods, and not just at Christmastime.
5
William Cullen Bryant
A herd of prairie-wolves will enter a field of melons and quarrel about the division of the spoils as fiercely and noisily as so many politicians.
6
John Cleese
I think that money spoils most things, once it becomes the primary motivating force.
7
David Gilmour
I don't like to get too specific about lyrics. It places limitations on them, and spoils the listeners' interpretation.
8
Arne Glimcher
Historically, art has always had a market. When one medieval fiefdom defeated another they would drag back its jewels, gold, tapestries and art objects as the spoils of war. Art equaled power, riches and culture.
9
Andrew Jackson
To the victors belong the spoils.
10
Laurie R. King
The last dog I had was an Irish wolfhound - now that is a dog. Rather spoils a person for a lesser canine, that is, anything under a hundredweight.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPOILS»

Discover the use of spoils in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spoils and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dividing the Spoils: The War for Alexander the Great's Empire
Dividing the Spoils resurrects the fascinating story of this period - both the warfare and theworld-changing cultural developments that were taking place at the same time.
Robin Waterfield, 2012
2
The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History
The extraordinary theme of this unique book is how the rise of a manifold, crusade-like obsession with tradition and inheritance--both physical and cultural--can lead to either good or evil.
David Lowenthal, 1998
3
The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947–1967
This is an intriguing and challenging work whose findings change our understanding and its consequences for the history of the subcontinent.
Joya Chatterji, 2007
4
The Spoils of Freedom: Psychoanalysis and Feminism After the ...
This book examines the emergence of nationalist, racist and antifeminist ideologies in post-socialist Eastern Europe.
Renata Salecl, 1994
5
Spoils of the Kingdom: Clergy Misconduct and Religious Community
In Spoils of the Kingdom, Anson Shupe investigates clergy misconduct as it has recently unfolded across five faith-based groups.
Anson Shupe, 2007
6
Stratagems and Spoils: A Social Anthropology of Politics
Provocative and insightful, Stratagems and Spoils provides a conceptual toolkit for analyzing, in any culture, the rules that regulate political contests and determine who will win and who will lose.
F. G. Bailey, 2008
7
Spoils
When Leni's family hit the lottery, life got . . . well, strange.
Tammar Stein, 2013
8
The Raj Quartet, Volume 4: A Division of Spoils
After exploiting India's divisions for years, the British depart in such haste that no one is prepared for the Hindu-Muslim riots of 1947.
Paul Scott, 2012
9
Spoils of War: Women of Color, Cultures, and Revolutions
In Spoils of War, a diverse group of distinguished contributors suggest that acts of aggression resulting from the racism and sexism inherent in social institutions can be viewed as a sort of 'war, ' experienced daily by women of color.
T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting, Renée T. White, 1997
10
Spoils of Truce: Corruption and State-Building in Postwar ...
In Spoils of Truce, Reinoud Leenders documents the extensive corruption that accompanied the reconstruction of Lebanon after the end of a decade and a half of civil war.
Reinoud Leenders, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPOILS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spoils is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC Spoils Of The Qunari Available Now
Bring Par Vollen to Skyhold with the newest Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC. Similar to the Spoils of the Avvar item pack, Spoils of the Qunari offers new armor, ... «Game Informer, Jul 15»
2
Eric Jonrosh Wants YOU to Watch the Final Gripping Episode of The …
Instead his benders take him behind the camera where he created the final installment of The Spoils Before Dying, which you can watch tonight starting at 9p. «IFC, Jul 15»
3
Wiig, Williams play it straight in 'Spoils'
Take it from Michael K. Williams , who stars opposite the Saturday Night Live vet in IFC's pulp-noir miniseries The Spoils Before Dying (Wednesday, 9 p.m. ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
4
Ferrell & Co. are back on TV with even funnier 'Spoils'
The six-episode, three-night miniseries, airing on IFC from Wednesday through Friday, July 8-10, is a spinoff of last year's “The Spoils of Babylon,” featuring ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
5
Watch the Jazzy New Trailer for The Spoils Before Dying
Love. Lust. Murder. Jazz. It's all in the heavily-perfumed mix of author-turned-director Eric Jonrosh's magnum opus The Spoils Before Dying. While his book was ... «IFC, Jun 15»
6
Dragon Age: Inquisition Spoils Of The Avvar DLC Lets You Ride In …
Included in the Spoils of the Avvar pack are five Avvar mounts, base customizations, and two sets of armor as both loot and schematics. The pack is available ... «Game Informer, Jun 15»
7
Review: 'The Spoils' Stars Jesse Eisenberg as Narcissist
This is confirmed by his latest offering, “The Spoils,” which opened Tuesday night at the Pershing Square Signature Center in an engrossingly acted, impeccably ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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The Spoils Before Dying to Premiere This July as Three Night Mini …
Gird your loins, sync your iCal, and stock up on sunscreen because The Spoils Before Dying is coming to IFC. The once-banned masterpiece will premiere in all ... «IFC, May 15»
9
Jesse Eisenberg Brings 'Spoils' Cast to NYC Photo Call
The Spoils centers on Ben, who has been “kicked out of grad school, is living off his parents' money, and bullies everyone in his life, including his roommate ... «Just Jared, Apr 15»
10
Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Haley Joel Osment in for Spoils Of …
IFC's The Spoils Of Babylon, a parody of overwrought TV miniseries, returns this summer with a sequel set in the seedy world of jazz, the parody of music, and ... «A.V. Club, Mar 15»

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