foil


Meanings

  • a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal;
    • "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
  • anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities;
    • "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"
  • 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"
  • picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
  • a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
  • enhance by contrast;
    • "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"
  • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
    • "foil your opponent"
  • cover or back with foil;
    • "foil mirrors"
  • FOIL v -ED -ING, -S to prevent the success of FOILABLE adj


Scrabble Score: 7

foil is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

foil is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

foil is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

foil is a valid Words With Friends word