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Noun

foil - a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
sheet metal sheet of metal formed into a thin plate
aluminium foil, aluminum foil, tin foil foil made of aluminum
chaff foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
gold foil foil made of gold
foil - picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
transparency
ikon, icon, image, picture a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church
lantern slide, slide the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
foil - anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"
enhancer
attention a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"
foil - a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
fencing sword a sword used in the sport of fencing
foil - a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"
hydrofoil

Verb

foil - cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors"
cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"
foil - enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"
contrast, counterpoint put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
foil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
double cross betray by double-dealing
disappoint, let down fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"
dash add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"
short-circuit create a short circuit in
ruin fall into ruin
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Substantiv

foil - A very thin sheet of metal.
foil - Thin aluminium/aluminum or, formerly, tin used for wrapping food.
foil - A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
foil - In literature, theatre/theater, etc, a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character.
foil - Anything that acts to emphasise the characteristics of something.
foil - A very thin sword with a blunted or foiled tip.
foil - A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
foil - A stylized flower or leaf.
foil - Shortened form of hydrofoil.
foil - Shortened form of aerofoil/airfoil.
foil - The track of an animal.

Verb

foil - To prevent something from being accomplished.
foil - To prevent someone from accomplishing something.
foil - To multiply two binomials together.

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  • foil
    A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal.
  • foil
    A device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through.
  • foil
    Anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities.
  • foil
    A light slender flexible sword tipped by a button.
  • foil
    A picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector.
  • foil
    To cover or back with foil.
  • foil
    To enhance by contrast.
  • foil
    To hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) foil
  • Presens: foil / foils
  • Preteritum: foiled
  • Perfektum: (have) foiled

Substantiv

  • Entall: foil
  • Flertall: foils

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