Word Meanings - BOOTY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

That which is seized by violence or obtained by robbery, especially collective spoil taken in war; plunder; pillage. Milton. To play booty, to play dishonestly, with an intent to lose; to allow one's adversary to win at cards at first, in order

Additional info about word: BOOTY

That which is seized by violence or obtained by robbery, especially collective spoil taken in war; plunder; pillage. Milton. To play booty, to play dishonestly, with an intent to lose; to allow one's adversary to win at cards at first, in order to induce him to continue playing and victimize him afterwards. L'Estrange. (more info) booty, Dan. bytte; akin to D. buit booty, G. beute, and fr. Icel. byta, Sw. byta, Dan. bytte, to distribute, exchange. The Scandinavian

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of BOOTY)

• Prey
• Spoil
• booty
• plunder
• rapine
• pillage
• victim
• seizure
• loot
• Prize
• Booty
• spoil
• prey
• forage
• trophy
• laurels
• guerdon
• premium
• honors
• ovation
• palm

Related words: (words related to BOOTY)

• GUERDONABLE
  Worthy of reward. Sir G. Buck.
• PLUNDERER
  One who plunders or pillages.
• OVATION
  A lesser kind of triumph allowed to a commander for an easy, bloodless victory, or a victory over slaves. 2. Hence: An expression of popular homage; the tribute of the multitude to a public favorite. To rain an April of ovation round Their statues.
• RAPINE
  rapina, fr. rapere to seize and carry off by force. See Rapid, and 1. The act of plundering; the seizing and carrying away of things by force; spoliation; pillage; plunder. Men who were impelled to war quite as much by the desire of rapine as by
• SEIZURE
  1. The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc. 2. Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership. Make
• SPOIL
  1. 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. "Ye shall spoil the Egyptians." Ex. iii. 22. My sons their old, unhappy sire despise, Spoiled of
• SPOILER
  1. One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler. 2. One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
• SPOILSMAN
  One who serves a cause or a party for a share of the spoils; in United States politics, one who makes or recognizes a demand for public office on the ground of partisan service; also, one who sanctions such a policy in appointments to the public
• SPOILABLE
  Capable of being spoiled.
• GUERDONLESS
  Without reward or guerdon.
• SPOILSMONGER
  One who promises or distributes public offices and their emoluments as the price of services to a party or its leaders.
• PRIZER
  One who estimates or sets the value of a thing; an appraiser. Shak.
• FORAGE
  fuerre, fodder, straw, F. feurre, fr. LL. foderum, fodrum, of German or Scand, origin; cf. OHG. fuotar, G. futter. See Fodder food, and 1. The act of foraging; search for provisions, etc. He from forage will incline to play. Shak. One way a band
• TROPHY
  A sign or memorial of a victory raised on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval victory, on the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the chief city of the conquered people. Note: A trophy consisted originally of some of the armor,
• BOOTY
  That which is seized by violence or obtained by robbery, especially collective spoil taken in war; plunder; pillage. Milton. To play booty, to play dishonestly, with an intent to lose; to allow one's adversary to win at cards at first, in order
• FORAGER
  One who forages.
• SPOILFUL
  Wasteful; rapacious.
• PRIZEMAN
  The winner of a prize.
• PILLAGER
  One who pillages. Pope.
• SPOILFIVE
  A certain game at cards in which, if no player wins three of the five tricks possible on any deal, the game is said to be spoiled.
• HYPERTROPHY
  A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an organ or part; -- the opposite of atrophy.
• EUTROPHY
  Healthy nutrition; soundless as regards the nutritive functions.
• RENOVATION
  The act or process of renovating; the state of being renovated or renewed. Thomson. There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual renovation of the world. Rabbler.
• INNOVATION
  A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses. (more info) 1. The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. Dryden. 2. A change effected by innovating; a change in
• OVERPRIZE
  Toprize excessively; to overvalue. Sir H. Wotton.
• EXSTROPHY
  The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface; as, exstrophy of the eyelid or of the bladder.
• APPRIZER
  A creditor for whom an appraisal is made. Sir W. Scott. (more info) 1. An appraiser.
• ASTROPHYTON
  A genus of ophiurans having the arms much branched.
• APPRIZEMENT
  Appraisement.
• OUTPRIZE
  To prize beyong value, or in excess; to exceed in value. Shak.
• FOREPRIZE
  To prize or rate beforehand. Hooker.
• PEDOTROPHY
  The art of nourishing children properly.
• ATROPHY
  A wasting away from want of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. Milton.