foil
English Thesaurus
1. a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | fencing sword, |
| definition | : | a sword used in the sport of fencing (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | fencing, |
| definition | : | the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) (noun.act) |
2. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | sheet metal, |
| definition | : | sheet of metal formed into a thin plate (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | chaff, |
| definition | : | foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gold foil, |
| definition | : | foil made of gold (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tin foil, tinfoil, |
| definition | : | foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead (noun.artifact) |
3. picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | icon, ikon, image, picture, |
| definition | : | a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | lantern slide, slide, |
| definition | : | a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | overhead, viewgraph, |
| definition | : | a transparency for use with an overhead projector (noun.artifact) |
4. 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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | device, |
| definition | : | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact) |
5. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | attention, |
| definition | : | a general interest that leads people to want to know more (noun.cognition) |
6. cover or back with foil (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cover, |
| definition | : | provide with a covering or cause to be covered (verb.contact) |
7. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | disappoint, let down, |
| definition | : | fail to meet the hopes or expectations of (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | dash, |
| definition | : | destroy or break (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | short-circuit, |
| definition | : | hamper the progress of; impede (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | ruin, |
| definition | : | destroy or cause to fail (verb.social) |
8. enhance by contrast (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | contrast, counterpoint, |
| definition | : | to show differences when compared; be different (verb.stative) |
9. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | foliate, |
| definition | : | coat or back with metal foil (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | foil, |
| definition | : | cover or back with foil (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | foliate, |
| definition | : | hammer into thin flat foils (verb.creation) |
10. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | enhance, |
| definition | : | make better or more attractive (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | foil, |
| definition | : | enhance by contrast (verb.stative) |
11. cover or back with foil (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | foil, |
| definition | : | a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal (noun.artifact) |
12. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (verb.social)
| also | : | double cross, |
| definition | : | betray by double-dealing (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | frustration, |
| definition | : | a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | defeat, frustration, |
| definition | : | the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | cross, crown of thorns, |
| definition | : | any affliction that causes great suffering (noun.state) |
13. enhance by contrast (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | enhancer, foil, |
| definition | : | anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities (noun.cognition) |
14. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | foliate, |
| definition | : | coat or back with metal foil (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | foil, |
| definition | : | cover or back with foil (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | foliate, |
| definition | : | hammer into thin flat foils (verb.creation) |
15. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | enhance, |
| definition | : | make better or more attractive (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | foil, |
| definition | : | enhance by contrast (verb.stative) |
16. cover or back with foil (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | foil, |
| definition | : | a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal (noun.artifact) |
17. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (verb.social)
| also | : | double cross, |
| definition | : | betray by double-dealing (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | frustration, |
| definition | : | a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | defeat, frustration, |
| definition | : | the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | cross, crown of thorns, |
| definition | : | any affliction that causes great suffering (noun.state) |
18. enhance by contrast (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | enhancer, foil, |
| definition | : | anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities (noun.cognition) |
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