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foil::noun | Spocien Dictionary

foil
noun
/fɔɪl/
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
Type Words
Synonyms hydrofoil
Type of device


the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils.

foil::noun | Spocien Dictionary

foil
noun
/fɔɪl/
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
Type Words
Synonyms enhancer
Type of attention


pretty girls like plain friends as foils.

foil::verb | Spocien Dictionary

foil
verb
/fɔɪl/
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Type Words
Synonyms baffle, bilk, cross, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart
Type of preclude, prevent, forbid, foreclose, forestall
Has types let down, ruin, short-circuit, dash, disappoint
Derivation foiling


foil your opponent.

foil::noun | Spocien Dictionary

foil
noun
/fɔɪl/
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
Type Words
Synonyms transparency
Type of icon, image, ikon, picture
Has types lantern slide, slide, viewgraph, overhead

foil::noun | Spocien Dictionary

foil
noun
/fɔɪl/
a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
Type Words
Type of fencing sword

foil::noun | Spocien Dictionary

foil
noun
/fɔɪl/
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
Type Words
Type of sheet metal
Has types aluminium foil, aluminum foil, chaff, gold foil, tin foil, tinfoil
Derivation foliate


the photographic film was wrapped in foil.

foil::verb | Spocien Dictionary

foil
verb
/fɔɪl/
cover or back with foil
Type Words
Type of cover


foil mirrors.

foil::verb | Spocien Dictionary

foil
verb
/fɔɪl/
enhance by contrast
Type Words
Type of contrast, counterpoint


In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background.
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.