FOIL

/fɔɪl/ · name

Meaning

To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
A very thin sheet of plastic.
A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
A very thin sheet of metal.
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, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.
An acronym for the algorithm for multiplying two binomials.
Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
To cover or wrap with foil.
A small arc in the tracery of a window, etc.
To apply the FOIL algorithm to.
To tread underfoot; to trample.
To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
To defile; to soil.
To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
The track of an animal.
A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip.
Clipping of hydrofoil.
Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.

Acronym of first outer inner last or similar.

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