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foil (enc)

Foil

Noun1.foil - a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
aluminium foil, aluminum foil, tin foil - foil made of aluminum
chaff - foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
gold foil - foil made of gold
sheet metal - sheet of metal formed into a thin plate
tin foil, tinfoil - foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead
2.foil - anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"
attention - a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention"
3.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"
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
4.foil - picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
ikon, picture, icon, image - a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
lantern slide, slide - a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
viewgraph, overhead - a transparency for use with an overhead projector
5.foil - a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
fencing sword - a sword used in the sport of fencing
Verb1.foil - enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"
counterpoint, contrast - to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
2.foil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
disappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"
foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
dash - destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"
short-circuit - hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings"
ruin - destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
3.foil - cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors"
cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

 

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