Synonym: frustrate, metal, outwit, ruin, spoil, sword, thwart. Similar words: foible, oil, soil, boil, toilet, boil down, turmoil, boiling water. Meaning: [fɔɪl] n. 1. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal 2. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities 3. 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 4. picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector 5. a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button. v. 1. enhance by contrast 2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of 3. cover or back with foil.
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61, Tom could foil the plans of bank robbers by jumping on the silent alarm button when inside the bank.
62, The dolls used to be porcelain, but these days tiny plastic babies wrapped in foil usually suffice.
63, Cover terrine mold with aluminum foil and place mold in baking pan.
64, To increase the amount of light, line the box with aluminium kitchen foil.
65, Put a piece of kitchen foil on the plate and then the mould on top of that.
66, Tabitha Jute pulled up the collar of her old foil jacket and strode off past the concession stalls, looking for transport.
67, The pink, heart-shaped pills came in foil packets that listed the ingredients.
68, At ground level geraniums and hostas provide a contrasting foliar foil to neat gravel.
69, Small moulds for casting blocks can be made from aluminium foil.
70, Suddenly, up came Miss Stark, bold as brass and dressed in gold foil.
71, He was constructing something from a foil ash tray when she approached.
72, Put kitchen foil, shiny side facing you, on the wall behind any radiators fitted on outside walls to reflect heat.
73, Cut four sheets of heavy duty aluminum foil into 8-inch squares.
73, Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and create good sentences.
74, Use 3 1 / 2-inch insulation with a foil or paper backing, with the foil or paper facing out.
75, And her alabaster skin, always such a stunning foil for her violet eyes, was an alarming shade of yellow.
76, You then have a choice of using the paints to complete the picture or the range's own iron-on foil.
77, His work makes a perfect foil to Brown's insane language games.
78, A simple round neck style with wrist length sleeves it makes the perfect foil for a favourite scarf or piece of jewellery.
79, Such inaction provides an ideal foil which leaves their assumed image of heterosexuality intact.
80, The new clothes became a clever foil for his old self.
81, When boar is finished cooking, remove strings and set on platter. Cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
82, Unwrap the foil parcels and serve the bananas with a little chutney if you wish and a mixed salad.
83, Cover with the greaseproof paper, then with foil and tie with string.
84, Press the rice into the tin, cover it with foil and press down on all sides until it is compressed.
85, A tube of silver foil folded over a loop of line pulled down about eighteen inches between bite alarm and reel.
86, At the time of manufacture the foil would obviously become mixed with other materials.
87, The endearing bathos and crassness of Laurel found an admirable foil in the elephantine smugness of his rotund partner.
88, And me mam found some gear and burnt foil and that was it.
89, Drizzle caramel from the end of a fork into irregular shapes on to lightly oiled foil.
90, CutRite was a leap in convenience, but aluminum foil carried wrapping to another level.