foil
Definitions
Noun
- A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
- Anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
- 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
- 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
Verb
- Enhance by contrast
- Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- Cover or back with foil
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "foil".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "foil".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "foil" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "foil" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "foil" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "foil".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | full | 1 | 230 |
| 2 | feel | 1 | 216 |
| 3 | fall | 1 | 147 |
| 4 | fell | 1 | 92 |
| 5 | fill | 1 | 50 |
| 6 | fail | 1 | 37 |
| 7 | fool | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | full-time | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | fuel | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | foul | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | foal | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | full-scale | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | fail-safe | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | fall's | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | fowl | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | full-blown | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | full-sized | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | faal | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | faal's | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | fahl | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | faul | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | fehl | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | feil | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | fiel | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | fill-a-buster | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | fohl | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | fool's | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | frel | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | fril | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | fuel's | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | full's | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | full-size | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 9
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 32
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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