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foils definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb foil 1 of 3 senses of foil Sense 2 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => dash => short-circuit => ruin Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb foil 1 of 3 senses of foil Sense 2 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => dash => short-circuit => ruin => undo => break => shipwreck Entailment of verb foil Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb foil 3 senses of foil Sense 1 foil => contrast, counterpoint Sense 2 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid Sense 3 foil => cover Familiarity of verb foil foil used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb foil Sense 1 foil => contrast, counterpoint -------------- Sense 2 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -------------- Sense 3 foil => cover -------------- Grep of noun foil aerofoil airfoil aluminium foil aluminum foil american featherfoil bean trefoil bird's foot trefoil cinquefoil counterfoil featherfoil foil foiling gold foil hydrofoil lesser yellow trefoil marsh trefoil milfoil moon trefoil prairie bird's-foot trefoil prairie trefoil rockfoil stinking bean trefoil tick trefoil tin foil tinfoil trefoil water milfoil yellow trefoil Overview of noun foil The noun foil has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) foil -- (a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil") 2. hydrofoil, 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") 3. foil, transparency -- (picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector) 4. foil -- (a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button) Overview of verb foil The verb foil has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) foil -- (enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background") 2. (1) thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent") 3. foil -- (cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors") Overview of noun foil The noun foil has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) foil -- (a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil") 2. hydrofoil, 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") 3. foil, transparency -- (picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector) 4. foil -- (a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button) Overview of verb foil The verb foil has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) foil -- (enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background") 2. (1) thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent") 3. foil -- (cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors")
foils definition
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