English dictionary
foil
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
noun
- a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
noun
- picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
noun
- 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
noun
- anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
verb
- cover or back with foil
verb
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
verb
- enhance by contrast
Example sentences
the photographic film was wrapped in foil
the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils
pretty girls like plain friends as foils
foil mirrors
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
foil your opponent
In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background