nnoun.artifacta piece of thin and flexible sheet metalExamples:- the photographic film was wrapped in foil
Derivationally Related Form:foilfoliate
Hypernyms:sheet metal
Inherited Hypernyms:foilsheet metalsheetartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:aluminium foilaluminum foilchaffgold foiltin foiltinfoil
Full Hyponyms:aluminum foilchaffgold foilgold leaftinfoil
nnoun.cognitionanything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualitiesSynset:enhancer
Examples:- pretty girls like plain friends as foils
Derivationally Related Form:foilenhance
Hypernyms:attention
Inherited Hypernyms:foilattentionattractionfeaturepropertyconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing throughSynset:hydrofoil
Examples:- the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils
Hypernyms:device
Inherited Hypernyms:hydrofoildeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifactpicture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projectorSynset:transparency
Hypernyms:icon ikon image picture
Inherited Hypernyms:foilpicturerepresentationcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:lantern slideoverheadslideviewgraph
Full Hyponyms:slideviewgraph
nnoun.artifacta light slender flexible sword tipped by a buttonTopic:fencing
Hypernyms:fencing sword
Inherited Hypernyms:foilfencing swordswordweaponinstrumentdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.stativeenhance by contrastExamples:- In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background
Derivationally Related Form:foil
Hypernyms:contrast counterpoint
Inherited Hypernyms:foilcontrastdiffer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.socialhinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) ofSynset:baffle bilk cross frustrate queer scotch spoil thwart
Examples:- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
Derivationally Related Form:crossfrustrationthwartingthwarterfoilingfrustrative
Hypernyms:forbid foreclose forestall preclude prevent
Inherited Hypernyms:thwartprevent
Direct Hyponyms:dashdisappointlet downruinshort-circuit
Full Troponyms:breakdashdisappointdisenchantfailfall shortruinshipwreckshort-circuitundo
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: cross)
vverb.contactcover or back with foilDerivationally Related Form:foil
Hypernyms:cover
Inherited Hypernyms:foilcover
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something