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foil

/fɔɪl/noun, verb1 syllable

Foil means: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.

Synonyms for foil26

noun, as in anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities

enhancer

noun, as in 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

hydrofoil

noun, as in picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

transparency

verb, as in hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk

also used for foil

aluminium foil, silver foil, silver paper, tin foil, spoor, put the kibosh on, scupper, mar, mess up, vitiate, ball up, blight, bumble, botch, bugger up

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What does foil mean?8

verb

1

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of“What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”

2

enhance by contrast“In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background”

3

cover or back with foil“foil mirrors”

noun

1

anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities“pretty girls like plain friends as foils”

2

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

picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

4

a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal“the photographic film was wrapped in foil”

5

a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with foil?7

one syllable

oilsoilboilspoilcoiltoil

two syllables

recoil
Show 40 near rhymes
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Foil in a sentence

  • In many plays, the villain acts as a foil to the hero.AlanF_US
  • Regicide is a foil to the divine right of kings.RJH
  • Yanni found a new job at an aluminum foil factory.Amastan
  • I hope it's not too late to foil this wretch's terrible plans.DJ_Saidez
  • Aluminum foil is more expensive than plastic wrap.ddnktr
  • You shouldn't put aluminum foil in the microwave.ddnktr
  • Be careful about the aluminum foil covering the bottom of the plate, don't burn yourself!cheeseisdisgusting
  • This threatens to foil our plans.mailohilohi

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of foil

as a noun

plural
foils

as a verb

past tense
foiled
present participle
foiling
third-person singular
foils
past participle
foiled