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foil

Letters that make foil

o, f, l, i are letters that make 'foil'

Words within foil

oil, FO, il, IL are words within 'foil'

Anagrams of foil

filo is an anagram of 'foil'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of foil

foils is a word created by adding a letter to 'foil'

foil is a 4 letter word starting with f
foil is a 4 letter word ending with l

8 possible definitions for 'foil'

Foil as "anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities"

Under this definition, foil is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

enhancer has the same meaning as foil

foil as a type

'foil' can be a type of attention.

Derivatives of foil

enhance, foil are derivatives of 'foil'.

Example of foil used within this context

"pretty girls like plain friends as foils"

Foil as "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"

Under this definition, foil is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hydrofoil has the same meaning as foil

foil as a type

'foil' can be a type of device.

Example of foil used within this context

"the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"

Foil as "a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal"

Under this definition, foil is a noun and has the following properties:

foil as a type

'foil' can be a type of sheet metal.

Types of foil

tin foil, aluminum foil, aluminium foil, chaff, gold foil, tinfoil, tin foil are types of 'foil'.

Derivatives of foil

foliate, foil are derivatives of 'foil'.

Example of foil used within this context

"the photographic film was wrapped in foil"

Foil as "a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button"

Under this definition, foil is a noun and has the following properties:

foil as a type

'foil' can be a type of fencing sword.

foil as a category

'foil' can be a category of fencing.

Foil as "cover or back with foil"

Under this definition, foil is a verb and has the following properties:

foil as a type

'foil' can be a type of cover.

Derivatives of foil

foil is a derivative of foil.

Example of foil used within this context

"foil mirrors"

Foil as "hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of"

Under this definition, foil is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

baffle, bilk, frustrate, thwart, queer, scotch, spoil, cross have the same meaning as 'foil'

foil as a type

'foil' can be a type of foreclose, prevent, forestall, preclude, forbid.

Types of foil

disappoint, let down, short-circuit, ruin, dash are types of 'foil'.

Derivatives of foil

frustrating, resister, thwarter, frustration, defeat, obstructionist, obstructor, obstructer, cross, crown of thorns, thwarting, frustrative, foiling are derivatives of 'foil'.

Example of foil used within this context

"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge", "foil your opponent"

Foil as "enhance by contrast"

Under this definition, foil is a verb and has the following properties:

foil as a type

'foil' can be a type of counterpoint, contrast.

Derivatives of foil

foil, enhancer are derivatives of 'foil'.

Example of foil used within this context

"In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"

Foil as "picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base, viewed with a projector"

Under this definition, foil is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

transparency has the same meaning as foil

foil as a type

'foil' can be a type of image, ikon, icon, picture.

Types of foil

lantern slide, viewgraph, slide, overhead are types of 'foil'.