| bang up |
to damage or injure, as in a collision. |
| batter1 |
to beat hard again and again, or to damage by beating. [1/2 definitions] |
| blemish |
to damage or spoil the perfection of. [1/3 definitions] |
| boll weevil |
a small beetle with a gray body and a long snout. It lays eggs in the seed pods of the cotton plant where they hatch and cause much damage to crops. |
| break |
to damage or make no longer usable. [1/19 definitions] |
| bruise |
to wound or damage without causing a break in the skin or bone. [1/3 definitions] |
| bumper |
the heavy bar on the front and back of cars and trucks that protects the vehicle from damage if it hits something. [1/2 definitions] |
| burn |
to hurt or damage by too much heat. [1/8 definitions] |
| computer virus |
a code added to a computer program that can attach itself to and seriously damage other programs. |
| cripple |
to damage or cause not to work well. [1/3 definitions] |
| cushion |
something that softens a blow or protects against damage. [1/4 definitions] |
| deface |
to damage the surface or appearance of. |
| deform |
to damage the shape or form of. |
| deteriorate |
to cause damage to, especially little by little. [1/2 definitions] |
| disaster |
a sudden event causing much damage or suffering. [1/2 definitions] |
| disfigure |
to damage the appearance or shape of. |
| eco-friendly |
designed to cause as little damage to the natural environment as possible. |
| exposure |
contact with something, such as a chemical or germ, that may cause physical damage or illness. [1/6 definitions] |
| fireproof |
difficult or impossible to set on fire or to damage or destroy with fire. |
| frostbite |
damage to the skin or body by freezing. [2 definitions] |
| green |
of a company or industry, producing products that do little damage to the environment and producing them in a way that conserves energy from sources like coal and oil. A green company or industry does not pollute the air or water in making its products, or does so as little as possible. [1/11 definitions] |