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— English words —

• foil n. A very thin sheet of metal.
• foil n. (Uncountable) Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
• foil n. A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
• foil n. (Authorship, figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the…
• foil n. (Figuratively) Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.
• foil n. (Fencing) A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip.
• foil n. A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation…
• foil n. (Heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf.
• foil n. (Hydrodynamics, nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
• foil n. (Aerodynamics, aviation) Clipping of aerofoil/airfoil.
• foil v. (Transitive) To cover or wrap with foil.
• foil v. (Nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
• foil v. To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
• foil v. To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
• foil v. To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
• foil v. (Obsolete) To tread underfoot; to trample.
• foil n. Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
• foil n. One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
• foil n. (Hunting) The track of an animal.
• foil v. (Mathematics) To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
• foil v. (Obsolete) To defile; to soil.
• FOIL prop.n. (Mnemonic) An acronym for the algorithm for multiplying two binomials.
• FOIL v. (Transitive) To apply the FOIL algorithm to.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Old french
  • foil n. Leaf (green appendage of a plant which photosynthesizes).

— English words, defined in German —

• foil S. Ein dünnes Blech, eine Folie aus Metall.
• foil S. Ein Gegenstück, ein vorteilhafter Gegensatz, ein Kontrast.
• foil S. Ein Florett.

— English words, defined in French —

• foil n. Feuille de métal, plastique ou autre matériau.
• foil n. (Aluminum foil) Papier d’aluminium, alu.
• foil n. (Escrime) (Armement) Fleuret.
• foil n. (Littérature) faire-valoir.
• foil v. Empêcher (un projet) d’être réalisé, déjouer.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• foil s. Papel de aluminio.
• foil s. Papel de planta.
• foil s. Lamina.
• foil s. Florete.
• foil v. Frustrar.
• foil v. Desbaratar.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• foil s. Foglia laminata, carta d’ alluminio.
• foil s. Sventare.
• foil s. Prevenire.

— In Dutch —

• foil n. (Sport) soort windsurfplank waarbij de plank geheel uit het…

— In French —

• foil n.m. (Marine) Surface profilée immergée pour fournir une portance…

129 English words from 24 English definitions

accomplished accomplishing acronym acts Aerodynamics aerofoil airfoil algebraic algorithm aluminium aluminum and animal answers Anything appendage apply are attainment Authorship aviation being between binomials blunt blunted brilliant character characteristics choice Clipping contrast cover defeat defile dull emphasise emphasize etc expand expressions Failure Fencing figuratively flower foil foiled food for formerly from frustration green helps Heraldry Hunting Hydrodynamics hydrofoil incorrect its jewel layer leaf literature made make make␣it marks material Mathematics metal miscarriage Mnemonic more multiple multiple-choice multiplying nautical Obsolete of␣a of␣an One on␣the on␣the␣point␣of photosynthesizes plant plastic point presentation presented prevent product projected purposes put seem setting sheet soil someone something spoil stylized sword test that the theater theatre thin tin tip track trample Transitive transparent tread two typically Uncountable underfoot used very when which who with wrap wrapping

20 English words from 19 foreign definitions

alu aluminium Aluminum Aluminum␣foil Blech faire Fleuret foil het Lamina Marine Metall. plank planta plastique portance pour projet Sport Surface

1 foreign word from 24 English definitions

multiple␣choice

43 foreign words from 19 foreign definitions

alluminio aluminio Armement aus autre carta déjouer Desbaratar dünnes ein eine Empêcher Escrime être faire␣valoir Feuille Florete Florett Foglia Folie fournir Frustrar Gegensatz Gegenstück geheel immergée Kontrast laminata Littérature matériau métal Metall Papel Papel␣de␣aluminio Papier profilée réalisé soort uit une valoir vorteilhafter waarbij

26 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

foils FOILs foiled FOILed foiler Foiles foilage foilers foilest foileth foiling FOILing foilist foilable foilages Foileses foilings foilists foilsman foilsmen foilboard foil␣stone foilboards foil␣stones foilboarded foilboarding

80 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

defoils airfoils biofoils defoiled jetfoils milfoils setfoils sexfoils sixfoils tinfoils trefoils twifoils unfoiled aerofoils airfoiled cinqfoils defoiling hexafoils holofoils octofoils parafoils polyfoils rockfoils rushfoils septfoils sexfoiled tinfoiled tinfoiler trefoiled aerofoiled caprifoils eightfoils hydrofoils multifoils octofoiled perdifoils self-oiling threefoils tinfoilers tinfoil␣hat tin-foil␣hat tin␣foil␣hat tinfoiling unfoilable cinquefoils multifoiled quadrafoils quadrefoils quaterfoils quatrefoils +30 words

56 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

alfoil defoil dufoil airfoil biofoil jetfoil milfoil setfoil sexfoil sixfoil tinfoil tin-foil tin␣foil trefoil twifoil aerofoil cinqfoil hexafoil holofoil octofoil parafoil polyfoil rockfoil rushfoil septfoil caprifoil eightfoil hydrofoil multifoil perdifoil threefoil cinquefoil quadrafoil quadrefoil quadrifoil quadrofoil quaterfoil quatrefoil silver␣foil bean␣trefoil blisterfoil cephalofoil counterfoil featherfoil moon␣trefoil quarterfoil quinquefoil tick-trefoil aluminum␣foil snail␣trefoil +6 words

2 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

FOI oil

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

IOF

5 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

filo Filo LIFO lofi lo-fi

14 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Alofi fillo Filon filos Filos Filpo FLIFO foils FOILs folia folic folio Forli Forlì

21 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

fil FIL Fil- Flo flo' FOI FOL fol. IFO ILO IOF LFO lif LIF lof Loi LOI OIF oil olf Oli

24 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

boil coil Coil fail Fail FDIL foal FOIA foid foie foin Foix foll fool Fool foul fowl moil Moil noil roil soil toil TOIL

7 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

fil FIL Fil- FOI FOL fol. oil

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