Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "foil" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

F50 aluminum foil biofoil blisterfoil bow foil cephalofoil cinquefoil counterfoil dufoil featherfoil foil razor foil shaver foil stone foilable foilboard foiler foilist foilsman gold foil holofoil jetfoil octofoil quatrefoil rockfoil rushfoil sexfoil tin foil tinfoil trefoil twifoil unfoiled

Etymologically Related To

file

Context

authorship fencing heraldiccharge hunting mathematics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

attention contrast counterpoint cover device fencing sword forbid foreclose forestall icon ikon image picture preclude prevent sheet metal

Type Of (IsA)

attention fencing sword flexible thing free sheet ikon metal sheet sheet metal sports equipment sword user guided device

Manner Of

contrast cover

Related Terms

multifoil polyfoil trefoil

Related Terms

accomplished aerofoil airfoil algorithm aluminium aluminium sheet aluminum aluminum cover aluminum covering aluminum sheets aluminum wrapping animal answer antagonist binomial binomials character cover covering defile emphasize flower food food covering food wrapping hydrofoil incorrect jewel kitchen kitchen related leaf metal metal sheet multiple choice multiply paper paper metal related setting sheet sheets soil test thin thin aluminum thin metal thin wrap tin tin aluminum track transparency wrap wrapping wrapping food

Synonym Network

aluminium foil hydrofoil put kibosh on spoor thwart

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