foil
Definition
- n. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
- n. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
- n. picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
- n. a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
Word forms
- Past participle
- foiled
- Past tense
- foiled
- Third person singular
- foils
- Present participle
- foiling
Example sentences
n.
The bright colors of the flowers are a perfect foil for the dark background.
vt.
The superhero was able to foil the villain's plan just in time.