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fool

Letters that make fool

o, f, l are letters that make 'fool'

Words within fool

FO are words within 'fool'

Anagrams of fool

loof is an anagram of 'fool'

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

fools is a word created by adding a letter to 'fool'

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

7 possible definitions for 'fool'

Fool as "fool or hoax"

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

Synonyms

take in, befool, put one over, gull, slang, dupe, cod, put on, put one across have the same meaning as 'fool'

fool as a type

'fool' can be a type of deceive, lead astray, betray.

Types of fool

pull the leg of, kid are types of 'fool'.

Derivatives of fool

put-on, chump, fool, fall guy, soft touch, saphead, muggins, tomfool, victim, dupe, patsy, sucker, gull, mug, sap, mark, fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, take-in are derivatives of 'fool'.

Example of fool used within this context

"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone", "You can't fool me!"

Fool as "indulge in horseplay"

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

Synonyms

horse around, arse around, fool around have the same meaning as 'fool'

fool as a type

'fool' can be a type of play, joke, jest.

Derivatives of fool

jester, motley fool, tomfoolery, fool, folly, foolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence are derivatives of 'fool'.

Example of fool used within this context

"Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!", "The bored children were fooling about"

Fool as "a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of"

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

Synonyms

chump, fall guy, soft touch, patsy, sucker, gull, mug, mark have the same meaning as 'fool'

fool as a type

'fool' can be a type of victim, dupe.

Derivatives of fool

fool, take in, take up, imbibe, befool, put one over, sop up, gull, slang, dupe, cod, put on, absorb, suck up, suck, put one across, soak up, draw are derivatives of 'fool'.

Fool as "a person who lacks good judgment"

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

Synonyms

saphead, muggins, tomfool, sap have the same meaning as 'fool'

fool as a type

'fool' can be a type of simpleton, simple.

Types of fool

clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, flibbertigibbet, foolish woman, fathead, morosoph, wally, ass, fucker, cuckoo, goose, jackass, twat, bozo, meshuggeneh, meshuggener, putz, zany are types of 'fool'.

Derivatives of fool

fool, take in, befool, put one over, gull, slang, dupe, cod, put on, put one across are derivatives of 'fool'.

Fool as "a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages"

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

Synonyms

jester, motley fool have the same meaning as 'fool'

fool as a type

'fool' can be a type of clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrew.

Derivatives of fool

fool, horse around, arse around, fool around, joke, jest are derivatives of 'fool'.

Fool as "make a fool or dupe of"

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

Synonyms

befool, gull have the same meaning as 'fool'

fool as a type

'fool' can be a type of deceive, cozen, delude, lead on.

Derivatives of fool

chump, fool, fall guy, soft touch, saphead, muggins, tomfool, patsy, sucker, gull, mug, sap, mark are derivatives of 'fool'.

Fool as "spend frivolously and unwisely"

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

Synonyms

frivol away, dissipate, fritter away, fool away, fritter, shoot have the same meaning as 'fool'

fool as a type

'fool' can be a type of squander, ware, consume, waste.

Derivatives of fool

waste, wastefulness, dissipation are derivatives of 'fool'.

Entailments to fool

exhaust, eat, use up, deplete, wipe out, consume, eat up, run through are entailments to 'fool'.