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"the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"nouna device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
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"pretty girls like plain friends as foils"nounanything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
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"foil your opponent"verbhinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
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nounpicture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
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nouna light slender flexible sword tipped by a buttontype of:
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"the photographic film was wrapped in foil"nouna piece of thin and flexible sheet metaltype of:
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"foil mirrors"verbcover or back with foiltype of:
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"In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"verbenhance by contrasttype of:
Examples of foil
- "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"
- "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"
- "foil your opponent"
- "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
- "foil mirrors"
- "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"