Word "FOIL" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
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
Synonyms:
hydrofoil
Examples:
the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
Synonyms:
enhancer
Examples:
pretty girls like plain friends as foils

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Synonyms:
baffle, bilk, cross, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart
Examples:
foil your opponent

Crossword Clues for FOIL

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Clue Source Date
Very thin metal sheet The Times Concise 01 Aug 2025
Aluminum wrap
Aluminum wrap Newsday 16 Jul 2025
Very thin metal sheet used in the kitchen (4)
Check sword complement
Thwart Eugene Sheffer 26 Jun 2025
Flexible sword (4) The Guardian Quick 19 Jun 2025
Frustrate with fencing weapon (4)
Light slender flexible sword tipped by a button (4) Mirror Quiz 10 Jun 2025
Very thin sheet metal
Frustrate, as a plan Premier Sunday 25 May 2025
Thwart, outwit (4)
Food wrapping Puzzler Backwords 22 May 2025
Metallic sheet used for fencing (4)
Hershey's Kiss wrap New York Times 28 Apr 2025
Aluminium sheet (4)
Aluminum ___ (kitchen wrap) Family Time 14 Apr 2025
Metal sheet Mirror Quick 26 Mar 2025
Thwart with sword Mirror Cryptic 26 Mar 2025
Wrapping for a Hershey's Kiss
Baffle made from thin sheet-metal (4)
A weapon to cause frustration (4)
Aluminum ____ USA Today Quick 15 Jan 2025
Fencing weapon Thomas Joseph 06 Jan 2025
Shiny wrap for sandwiches
Light slender flexible sword tipped by a button Mirror Quiz 18 Dec 2024
*Do Not Microwave!* This "aluminum" food wrapper
It's silver fox (4)
Buttoned sword may frustrate one (4)
Barbecue requirement
Baffle them with sword play (4)
Aluminum food wrap
Thwart USA Today 08 Nov 2024
Alternative to Saran wrap New York Times Mini 07 Nov 2024
Thin metal blade (4)
Light, slender, flexible sword tipped by a button Mirror Quiz 01 Nov 2024
Light slender flexible sword used in fencing (4)
Wrap for leftovers LA Times Daily 16 Oct 2024
Prevent using instrument of 8 (4)
Aluminum ___ (wrap) Family Time 07 Oct 2024
Sword of thin aluminium? (4)
Weird Al song that parodied Lorde's "Royals"
Aluminum wrap Commuter 28 Sep 2024
Kitchen wrap USA Today 22 Sep 2024
What blunt fencing sword has a button at its point? (4)
It will frustrate one if the sword has a button to it (4)
Thin metal sheet (4) Puzzler Backwords 20 Sep 2024
Aluminum wrap Newsday 11 Sep 2024
Fencing blade LA Times Daily 11 Sep 2024
It's possibly silver fox (4)
Fencing sword The Telegraph Quick 05 Sep 2024
Frustrate in fencing (4)
The only weapon in women's Olympic fencing events before 1996 The Times Specialist Sunday 11 Aug 2024
Fencing sword for targeting the opponent's torso The Times Specialist 05 Aug 2024
Aluminum product that sparks in the microwave USA Today 02 Aug 2024
Light slender flexible sword tipped by a button Mirror Quiz 17 Jul 2024
Fencing sword The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 12 Jul 2024
It takes a fencer's sword to frustrate one's plans (4)
Metal sheet used in cooking (4)
Frustrate by using very thin sheet? (4)
Aluminum food wrap
Thwart with silver paper (4)
Aluminum wrap Commuter 15 Jun 2024
Thin fencing sword (4)
Bad thing to put in a microwave
Sword made of silver paper? (4)
Light slender flexible sword tipped by a button Mirror Quiz 29 Apr 2024
Prevent, like an evil genius's plans USA Today 23 Apr 2024
Defeat with a sword (4)
Thwart, like an evil plot USA Today 18 Apr 2024
Thin sheet of metal for wrapping food (4)
A metallic sheet may be used in fencing (4) SATURDAY'S SOLUTION Across:
Stop frying first with grease (4)
Fencing weapon The Times Concise 08 Mar 2024
Food wrapping Puzzler Backwords 07 Mar 2024
Fine lubricant for sword
Aluminum wrap Family Time 03 Mar 2024
Aluminium kitchen wrap
Fencing option New York Times 21 Feb 2024
Counter showing metal in a thin sheet (4)
Aluminum food wrap
Common wrapper for sandwiches
Alternative to an epee
Thwart Newsday 11 Jan 2024
Aluminum stuff Family Time 07 Jan 2024
Defeat with blunt fencing sword (4)
Light slender flexible sword tipped by a button Mirror Quiz 07 Dec 2023
*Do Not Microwave!* This "aluminum" food wrapper
Kitchen wrap Universal 19 Nov 2023
Hat material for the paranoid New York Times 20 Oct 2023
Thwart Eugene Sheffer 02 Oct 2023
Wrap that shouldn't be microwaved LA Times Daily 22 Sep 2023
Thwart Eugene Sheffer 08 Aug 2023
Thwart The Telegraph Quick 20 Jul 2023
Fencing weapon Thomas Joseph 08 Jul 2023
Shiny wrap LA Times Daily 07 Jul 2023
Aluminum ___ (wrap for leftovers, say)
Thwart Eugene Sheffer 13 Apr 2023
Aluminum wrap Universal 06 Apr 2023
People endlessly swallowing one's scotch The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Apr 2023
Light fencing sword The Guardian Quick 31 Mar 2023
Aluminum wrap Newsday 07 Feb 2023
Wrap for leftovers LA Times Daily 30 Jan 2023
Hinder — prevent The Guardian Quick 19 Dec 2022
Defeat flotilla occasionally
Defeat flotilla occasionally The Guardian Quiptic 03 Oct 2022
Sword made from thin sheet of metal The Times Cryptic 27 Sep 2022
Thwart Wall Street Journal 27 Aug 2022
Tin wrap Universal 22 Aug 2022
Light weapon in fencing Universal 17 Aug 2022
Tin __ LA Times Daily 12 Aug 2022
Aluminum wrap for leftover food
Aluminum wrap USA Today 03 Jul 2022
Prevent, as a plan Universal 29 Apr 2022
Metallic food wrap Newsday 09 Feb 2022
Aluminium _____ Canadiana 31 Jan 2022
Frustrate using sword The Times Cryptic 23 Dec 2021
Frustrate, thwart The Guardian Speedy 03 Oct 2021
Fencing blade Newsday 26 Sep 2021
Aluminum wrapper Family Time 06 Sep 2021
Aluminum wrap for leftovers?
Frustrate, as an evil scheme Wall Street Journal 02 Sep 2021
Aluminum wrap Newsday 17 Aug 2021
Shiny kitchen wrap USA Today 22 Jun 2021
Thwart or frustrate The Sun Two Speed 24 May 2021
Scotch sword The Sun Two Speed 24 May 2021
Thwart New York Times 12 May 2021
See 34-Across USA Today 05 Apr 2021
Fencing sword Wall Street Journal 08 Mar 2021
Chocolate kiss wrapper Premier Sunday 31 Jan 2021
Thwart Eugene Sheffer 12 Jan 2021
Covering for a Kiss Universal 19 Dec 2020
The creature, to Dr. Frankenstein LA Times Daily 20 Nov 2020
The creature, to Dr. Frankenstein The Washington Post 20 Nov 2020
Aluminum food wrap
Kiss wrapping Wall Street Journal 05 Aug 2020
Aluminum wrap for leftovers Newsday 06 Jul 2020
Prevent the success of The Times Concise 23 Apr 2020
Thwart Universal 17 Mar 2020
Hershey's Kiss covering New York Times 04 Mar 2020
Prevent, as a plot The Washington Post Sunday 01 Mar 2020
Kiss wrapping Universal 27 Feb 2020
Olympic weapon Wall Street Journal 15 Feb 2020
Thwart Newsday 27 Sep 2019
Wrap hamper The Telegraph Cryptic 14 Aug 2019
Saber relative Newsday 02 Aug 2019
Counter balance? The Telegraph Cryptic 16 Jul 2019
Parry with fencing sword The Telegraph Toughie 20 Jun 2019
Fencing weapon initially possessed by French or Italian legionnaire
Force to lubricate weapon The Sun Two Speed 28 Apr 2019
Fencing sword The Sun Two Speed 28 Apr 2019
Tin wrap Universal 21 Apr 2019
It doesn't go in the microwave Jonesin 12 Mar 2019
Aluminum wrap Universal 07 Feb 2019
Sword from thin metal sheet The Sun Two Speed 07 Jan 2019
Chocolate kiss wrap New York Times 01 Jan 2019
Chocolate kiss wrap
Tin wrap
Aluminum wrap
Dueling weapon Universal 23 Sep 2018
Aluminum wrap for leftovers
Aluminum wrap Family Time 06 Aug 2018
Leaf used in fencing
Fencing sword The Telegraph Quick 21 Mar 2018
Odie, to Garfield USA Today 11 Jan 2018
Dueling weapon
Odie, to Garfield
Thwart
Fencing sword with a button on the tip The Times Specialist Sunday 29 Oct 2017
Aluminum wrap Newsday 23 Oct 2017
Straight man with a comic partner is Scotch Irish Times Crosaire 18 Aug 2017
Covering for leftovers New York Times 04 Jul 2017
Aluminum sheet in the kitchen Universal 09 May 2017
Wrap for leftovers
Counter the effect of thin metal sword
Alternative to saran wrap USA Today 30 Mar 2017
Impede, as a plot LA Times Daily 23 Feb 2017
Kitchen wrap Premier Sunday 19 Feb 2017
Fencing weapon Jonesin 07 Feb 2017
Covering for leftovers
Aluminum sheet in the kitchen
Alternative to saran wrap
Aluminum product in the kitchen Universal 12 Dec 2016
Thwart, using this sword?
Fencing option The Washington Post 07 Aug 2016
Scotch is a weapon
Defeat with thin metal sword The Times Cryptic 06 Jun 2016
Painting on fine metallic sheet The Times Cryptic 30 May 2016
Wrap for leftover food New York Times 21 Mar 2016
Wrap for leftovers LA Times Daily 15 Mar 2016
pe relative Eugene Sheffer 16 Feb 2016
Aluminum product in the kitchen
Fencing blade Newsday 16 Dec 2015
Counter sword The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Dec 2015
Kitchen wrap Eugene Sheffer 04 Dec 2015
Duel-purpose tool LA Times Daily 29 Nov 2015
Fine lubricant is something to battle with pointlessly
Prevent from succeeding The Guardian Quick 09 May 2015
Épée relative Premier Sunday 03 May 2015
Aluminum ___ (kitchen wrap) Family Time 06 Apr 2015
Outwit The Telegraph Quick 22 Mar 2015
Thin metal sword
Duel-purpose tool
Fencing blade
Shiny song off "Mandatory Fun"?
Épée relative
Food kept fresh in this hamper
Incomplete fall following smear?
Straight man
Kitchen roll
Comic's sidekick
Fencing weapon
Shiny wrap
Straight man
Sheet metal?
Keep from happening
Keep from happening
Thwart
Aluminum sheet
Fencing tool
Metal wrap
Frustrate
Microwave no-no
Microwave no-no
It's a wrap
Stymie
Fencing weapon
Urge Overkill "Tin ___"
What booze can do to a singer's performance
Canucks Tin ___ Phoenix
Metal wrap
Frustrate
Fencing weapon
Aluminum wrap
Flexible weapon
Thwart
Flexible weapon
Frustrate
Prevent
Duel tool
Prevent
Fencing weapon
Wrap in sheets
Food wrap
Reynolds wrap
Thwart
Aluminum wrap
That's a wrap
Scotch
Aluminum product
Reynolds wrap
Counterpart, in drama
Stooge
Thwart
Thwart
Shiny wrap
Fencing blade
Wrap in the freezer
Sheet metal?
Gold leaf, essentially
Deter
Sabotage
Gold leaf, essentially
Deter
Flexible sword
Dueling weapon
Straight man, e.g.
Straight man, e.g.
Roast wrap
That's a wrap
Thwart
Sword for a fencer
Straight man, for a comedian
Olympic weapon
Comedic straight man
Light sword
Wrap for leftovers
Dueler's weapon
Frustrate
Straight man
It's a wrap
Abbott, to Costello, e.g.
Thwart
Baking sheet
It's a wrap
Frustrate
Aluminum sheet
Thwart
Straight man in comedy
Frustrate
Four-sided blade
Kitchen wrap
Aluminum product
Aluminum product
Patsy
Frustrate
Straight man
Thin sheet
Shiny wrap
Épée alternative
Food wrap
It's a wrap
Rapier
Fencing weapon
Metal wrap
Aluminum sheet
Straight man in comedy
Patsy
Thwart the villain
Mirror backing
Outwit
Aluminum wrap
Wrapping for food
Blunt-pointed rapier
Fencing weapon
Fencing sword
Metallic paper
Checkmate
Outfox
Discomfit
Kitchen wrap
Rapier
Outwit.
Frustrate.
Very thin sheet of metal.
Duelist's weapon.
Thwart.
Fencing weapon.
Thin leaf of metal.
Weapon in a sport.
Thin sheets of metal.
Candy wrapper
Metallic substance used in refrigerating foods.
It can cover your lunch
Baffle.
Kitchen aid.
Cover-up for leftovers
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