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Meaning of foils
noun
- A very thin sheet of metal.
- Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food. Example: wrap the sandwich up in foil
- A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
- (authorship) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist.
- Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.
verb
- To cover or wrap with foil.
noun
- Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
- One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
verb
- To prevent (something) from being accomplished. Example: I was foiled by my superior
- To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something. Example: They foiled my plans.
- To blunt; to dull; to spoil. Example: to foil the scent in hunting
- To tread underfoot; to trample.
noun
- The track of an animal.
verb
- To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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