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foil


foil - noun

  • a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
  • anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
  • 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
  • picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
  • a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button

    • foil - verb

    • enhance by contrast
    • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
    • cover or back with foil

    foil - thesaurus

    baffle   bilk   cross   enhancer   frustrate   hydrofoil   queer   scotch   spoil   thwart   transparency  


    View spelling list oi and oy words and learn about the word foil in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 16. Spelling choices for /oi/ sound: oi, oy.

    Scrabble score for foil

    f is 4 o is 1 i is 1 l is 1
    Scrabble score = 7

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