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— fail
— fall
— feel
— fell
— file
— fill
— flaw
— flay
— flee
— flow
— flu
— fly
— foal
— follow
— folly
— fool
— foul
— foully
— full
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Misspelling

ffoil, fiol, foi, foiil, foill, fooil, oil, phoil

Foil — synonyms, definition

1. foil (Noun)

15 synonyms

antithesis blade coat contrast converse enhancer hydrofoil leaf sabre sheath sheet skin sword tin foil transparency

5 definitions

foil (Noun) — A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal. ex. "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"

foil (Noun) — Anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities. ex. "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"

foil (Noun) — 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. ex. "the fins of a fish act as foils"

foil (Noun) — Picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector.

foil (Noun) — (fencing) a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button.

8 types of

attention device fencing sword icon ikon image picture sheet metal

10 types

aluminium foil aluminum foil chaff gold foil lantern slide overhead slide tin foil tinfoil viewgraph

2. foil (Verb)

37 synonyms

abort baffle balk bilk block conceal confound confuse contradict cross defeat delay discomfit disconcert elude encumber evade frustrate hamper hinder • • •

3 definitions

foil (Verb) — Enhance by contrast. ex. "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"

foil (Verb) — Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. ex. "foil your opponent"

foil (Verb) — Cover or back with foil. ex. "foil mirrors"

8 types of

contrast counterpoint cover forbid foreclose forestall preclude prevent

5 types

dash disappoint let down ruin short-circuit