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NOUN 5

  1. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal

    • “the photographic film was wrapped in foil”

  2. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities

    • “pretty girls like plain friends as foils”
    Synonymsenhancer

  3. 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”
    Synonymshydrofoil
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  1. picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

    Synonymstransparency

  2. a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button

VERB 3

  1. enhance by contrast

    • “In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background”

  2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

    • “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”
    • “foil your opponent”
    Synonymsthwartqueerspoilscotchcrossfrustratebafflebilk

  3. cover or back with foil

    • “foil mirrors”

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