How To Spell foil?
How to Pronounce foil?
Correct pronunciation for the word "foil" is [fˈɔ͡ɪl], [fˈɔɪl], [f_ˈɔɪ_l].
Definition of foil
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Defeat; the failure of success when on the point of being secured; a blunt sword, or one that has a button at the end covered with leather, used in fencing; the track or trail of game when pursued.
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A leaf or thin plate of metal, as, tin-foil; a small rounded leaf-like form in window tracery; among jewellers, a thin leaf of metal placed under precious stones to increase their brilliancy; anything of another colour, or of different quality, which serves to set off another thing to advantage; a thin coat of tin with quicksilver, laid on the back of a mirror to cause reflection.
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To frustrate; to defeat; to baffle; to blunt; to dull.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the present tense of Foil?
What is the past tense of Foil?
What is the adverb for foil?
The adverb form of the word "foil" is "foiling".
What is the adjective for foil?
The adjective form of the word "foil" is "foiled".
Usage over time for foil:
This graph shows how "foil" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of foil?
The plural of the "foil" can be the "foils".
What is the singular form of foil?
The singular of the "foil" can be the "foil".
Synonyms for Foil:
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v.
• circumvent, nip in the bud • frustrate, thwart • contact- foil .
- fend .
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n.
• opponent- enemy ,
- adversary ,
- antagonist ,
- contestant ,
- combatant ,
- disputant ,
- assailant ,
- foe ,
- assaulter ,
- attacker ,
- competitor .
- disc .
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