Word Finder - foils

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A very thin sheet of metal.

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Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.

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wrap the sandwich up in foil

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A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.

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(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.

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Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.

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A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip

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A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.

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A stylized flower or leaf.

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A hydrofoil.

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An aerofoil/airfoil.

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To cover or wrap with foil.

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Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.

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One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.

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To prevent (something) from being accomplished.

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I was foiled by my superior

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To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

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They foiled my plans.

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To blunt; to dull; to spoil.

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to foil the scent in hunting

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To tread underfoot; to trample.

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The track of an animal.

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To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.

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To defile; to soil.

This is achieved by the quick changeover of hot stamping foils, which in many cases are used for relatively small runs.

Holograms or holographic foils are standard means of overt consumer assurance of authenticity.

The thermal neutron fluence rate can be measured at the customer?s premises using gold foils as the transfer standard.

Benjamin Franklin and Bevis devised independently the form of condenser known as a Franklin or Leyden pane, which consists of a sheet of glass, partly coated on both sides with tin foil or silver leaf, a margin of glass all round being left to insulate the two tin foils from each other.

When you shop for dog food and treats, look for items packaged in paper, aluminum or recyclable plastic rather than foils.

A trick that designers utilize to create an illusion of featherweight airness for summer designs is using crinkles or puckered fabrics or metallics, foils, jacquards, and brocades.

Replacement foils can be purchased individually or in multi-packs.

It gives a super close shave and uses two flexing foils that pivot to reach the hardest to reach spots.

It has two trimmers as well as two flexible foils.

Predominantly known for coffee, coffee filters and coffee makers in the United States, Melitta has a global presence with a range of other products like vacuum bags, air cleaners, humidifiers, foils and wraps and cleaning products.

For instance, embossing, foils, deckle edges, and lined envelopes add an extra touch of sophistication.

Dark Shadows offered a different type of prime time drama with vampires and werewolves as heroes and romantic foils.

She regularly foils the evil environmental escapades of her archenemy Dr. Botanicus.

Body Zone Apparel is a place to get your fishnets, exotic foils, fringe, sequins, school girl looks, and more.

Available in a wide variety of hues, foils are applied on top of a foil primer.

All the lugs on one side are connected together, and so also are all the lugs on the other side, and the two sets of tin foils separated by sheets of mica constitute the two metallic surfaces of the Leyden jar condenser.

All the tin foils on one side of the glass plates are connected together and all the tin foils on the opposite sides, so as to construct a condenser of any required capacity.