foil

Phonetic Respelling: [ foil ]

Definition:

v. to prevent from achieving a goal- defeat; n. a very thin flexible sheet of a metal such as aluminum.

Sentence:

Police officers try to foil crimes.

More example sentences:

Police officers try to foil crimes.

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Why did Nat decorate coffee cans with foil and leaves and give them to Miss Maggie?

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A foil in literature is when one character compliments another, making him or her stronger or more believable. Are there foil examples in this story?

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What did Lord Blakeney used to foil Chauveline?

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How did Henry foil the Astro plans to disintegrate him?

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How did Agnes foil Pittsnap's plan.

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What color of foil did Lilly wrap her chocolate heart in?

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Synonyms:

defeat; circumvent; nip in the bud; thwart; impede

Antonyms:

aid; assist; help

Foil rhymes:

• One Syllable Rhymes
  • boil
  • boyle
  • broil
  • coil
  • coile
  • coyle
  • croyle
  • doyle
  • foyle
  • hoyle
  • moyl
  • moyle
  • oil
  • roil
  • royle
  • soil
  • spoil
  • toil
• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • britoil
  • embroil
  • gatoil
  • guillukoil
  • o'boyle
  • recoil
  • statoil
  • uncoil
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • oleoyl