spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation
(noun) the act of stripping and taking by force
Source: WordNet® 3.1
despoilment (countable and uncountable, plural despoilments)
The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation.
Source: Wiktionary
De*spoil"ment, n.
Definition: Despoliation. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
