Foil

What do we mean by foil?

Metal that has been formed into a thin, flexible sheet. noun

A thin layer of polished metal placed under a displayed gem to lend it brilliance. noun

One that stands in contrast to and emphasizes the distinctive characteristics of another. noun

The reflective metal coating on the back of a glass mirror. noun

A curvilinear, often lobelike figure or space formed between the cusps of intersecting arcs, found especially in Gothic tracery and Moorish ornament. noun

An airfoil. noun

A hydrofoil. noun

To cover or back with foil. transitive verb

To wrap (strands of hair) in pieces of foil in order to isolate them after bleach or color has been applied. transitive verb

To set off by contrast. transitive verb

To prevent from being successful; thwart. transitive verb

To obscure or confuse (a trail or scent) so as to evade pursuers. transitive verb

A repulse; a setback. noun

The trail or scent of an animal. noun

A fencing sword having a usually circular guard and a thin, flexible four-sided blade with a button on the tip to prevent injury. noun

The art or sport of fencing with such a sword. noun

A bated or blunted sword used in fencing-practice and friendly contests; now, usually, an implement used in fencing-schools, for small-sword practice only. noun

To defile: same as file, foul.

The track or trail of game when pursued. noun

A very thin sheet of metal.

Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.

A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.

(authorship) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist.

Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.

A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip

A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.

A stylized flower or leaf.

A hydrofoil.

An aerofoil/airfoil.

Words that are spelled similarly to foil:
foil.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word foil:
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Words that rhyme with foil:
oil, spoil, soil, turmoil, coil, toil, roil, recoil, boil, broil, embroil, boyle, gargoyle, doyle, hoyle, airfoil, foyle, topsoil, hydrofoil, parboil, quoil, coyle, droil, uncoil, moyle, subsoil, scroyle, choke coil, coal oil, castor oil, snake oil, alluvial soil, essential oil, crude oil, baby oil, residual soil, motor oil, royle, olive oil, soyle, fish oil, fixed oil, banana oil, mineral oil, coconut oil, diesel oil, tesla coil, fuel oil, train oil, ignition coil, choking coil, drying oil, gas oil, linseed oil, volatile oil, rock oil, droyle, night soil, palm oil, peanut oil, eucalyptus oil, induction coil, tung oil, hair oil, cod oil, rose oil, stand oil, tall oil, corn oil, paraffin oil, sesame oil, sweet oil, holy oil, spark coil, sperm oil, vegetable oil, field coil, heating oil, shale oil, bath oil, bog soil, carron oil, cooking oil, sweet almond oil, whale oil, cod liver oil, fossil oil, lubricating oil, copra oil, porpoise oil, primary coil, animal oil, bone oil, gumbo soil, oleo oil, rotor coil, safflower oil, aniline oil, prairie soil, rapeseed oil.

Adjectives that are often used to describe foil:
thin, perfect, gold, thick, duty, heavy, metallic, lead, excellent, metal, pure, plastic, cohesive, effective, bright, admirable, comic, useful, silver, soft, ideal, mere, rich, cinque, clean, fine, adhesive, colored, reflective, crumpled, mylar, dry, shiny, red, convenient, negative, necessary, fandy, stainless, fertile, dramatic, coated, native, dark, light, coloured, transparent, green, rolled, hot, quatre, buttered, greased, splendid, etched, flexible, golden, aluminum, double, suitable, conductive, interesting, excess, backed, plain, barren, outer, wonderful, pleasant, protective, rear, perforated, sterile, polished, aluminium.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective foil:
design, wrapped.

Consonant match to foil:
fall, file, feel, foul, full, fool, fell, fail, fill, fowl, foal, phil, phile, fil, foyle, fille, fel, faille, phyle, faul, phyll, feil, fiel, fahl, pfeil, phil-, pfohl, faal, fohl, fehl, pfahl, faile, faull, foale, foell.

Words that sound like foil:
foil, foyle, feel, fall, full, fool, fail, fell, fill, ful, file, foul, phil, fowl, foal, fal, feal, fel, fiel, faul, fil, phile, fille, fol, fule, fale, foll, -ful, feil, faal, falle, phyle, phyll, faille, fele, fyl, phal, felle, foule, folle, phyl, phail, fahl, pfahl, fohl, pfohl, pfeil, faule, feile, -phile, fehl, filh, phil-, foiled, fle, foy, fll, foils, flah, flw, feu, foie, foye, foi, foya, foiler, phl, flh, foix, voile, voil, fang, fing, fong, fung, feng, phong, phung, fange, fonge, awful, fae, eiffel, aweful, fah, eyeful, afoul, eifel, faa, efl, -fy, a fool, fach, dphil, fache, fa la, afel, afal, afol, bphil.