FOILS
/fɔɪlz/
8
Scrabble
9
WWF
F(4) O(1) I(1) L(1) S(1)
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Definition
/fɔɪlz/
noun
- A very thin sheet of metal.
- Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.“wrap the sandwich up in foil”
- A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
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.“I was foiled by my superior”
- To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.“They foiled my plans.”
- To blunt; to dull; to spoil.“to foil the scent in hunting”
noun
- The track of an animal.
verb
- To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
verb
- To defile; to soil.
Source: Wiktionary
