want vs spoil

want and spoil both are nouns.

want and spoil both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
want	Yes	No	Yes	No
spoil	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spoil is a hyponym of want; that is, spoil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than want:

want: feel or have a desire for; want strongly
spoil: have a strong desire or urge to do something

Other hyponyms of want include crave, hunger, lust, starve, thirst, fancy, go for, take to, miss, hope, wish, wish well, care, like, wish, itch, like, ambition, feel like, begrudge, envy, lech after, lust after, hanker, long, yearn, seek.

want (noun)	spoil (noun)
a specific feeling of desire	the act of stripping and taking by force
anything that is necessary but lacking	the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
a state of extreme poverty	(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

want (verb)	spoil (verb)
wish or demand the presence of	become unfit for consumption or use
have need of	alter from the original
hunt or look for; want for a particular reason	make imperfect
feel or have a desire for; want strongly	destroy and strip of its possession
be without, lack; be deficient in	have a strong desire or urge to do something
	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
	treat with excessive indulgence
	make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Difference between want and spoil

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