CROSS vs FOIL: NOUN
- A contest whose outcome has been dishonestly prearranged.
- The Southern Cross.
- An act or instance of cross-examining; a cross-examination.
- A pass made into the center of the field to a player in position to score, especially in soccer.
- A hook thrown over an opponent's punch in boxing.
- One that combines the qualities of two other things.
- A plant or animal produced by crossbreeding; a hybrid.
- A pipe fitting with four branches in upright and transverse form, used as a junction for intersecting pipes.
- A movement from one place to another, as on a stage; a crossing.
- A mark or pattern formed by the intersection of two lines, especially such a mark (X) used as a signature.
- A trial, affliction, or frustration. : burden.
- The sign of the cross.
- The Christian religion; Christianity.
- A medal, emblem, or insignia in the form of a cross.
- Any of various modifications of the cross design, such as a Latin cross or Maltese cross.
- A crucifix.
- The cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
- An upright post with a transverse piece near the top, on which condemned persons were executed in ancient times.
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- An organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
- Marking consisting of crossing lines
- Any affliction that causes great suffering
- A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
- A cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
- The track of an animal.
- An imitation of a jewel or precious stone.
- The space between the cusps in Gothic architecture; a rounded or leaflike ornament, in windows, niches, etc. A group of foils is called trefoil, quatrefoil, quinquefoil, etc., according to the number of arcs of which it is composed.
- A thin coat of tin, with quicksilver, laid on the back of a looking-glass, to cause reflection.
- Anything that serves by contrast of color or quality to adorn or set off another thing to advantage.
- A thin leaf of sheet copper silvered and burnished, and afterwards coated with transparent colors mixed with isinglass; -- employed by jewelers to give color or brilliancy to pastes and inferior stones.
- A leaf or very thin sheet of metal
- To lead astray; to puzzle; -- alluding to the habits of some animals of running back over the same track to mislead their pursuers.
- The track or trail of an animal.
- A blunt weapon used in fencing, resembling a smallsword in the main, but usually lighter and having a button at the point.
- Failure of success when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
- In medieval architecture, a small arc in the tracery of a window, panel, etc., which is said to be trefoiled, quatrefoiled, cinquefoiled, multifoiled, etc., according to the number of arcs which it contains.
- An amalgam of tin with quicksilver laid on one side of a sheet of glass to produce a reflecting surface in making a mirror.
- Leaf-metal placed behind translucent enamel for the same purpose as that used for precious stones. (See def. 3.) In this sense often called paillon (which see). Hence Anything of a different color or of different qualities which serves to adorn or set off another thing to advantage; that which, by comparison or contrast, sets off or shows more conspicuously the superiority of something else.
- In jewelry, a thin leaf of metal placed under a precious stone to change its color, or to give it more color in case of its being inferior in that respect, or to give it additional luster by the reflection of light from the surface of the metal.
- A metallic substance formed into very thin sheets by rolling and hammering: as, gold, tin, or lead foil.
- A leaf, as of a plant.
- In wrestling, a partial fall; a fall not complete according to the rules.
- Defeat; frustration; failure when on the point of achievement.
- The track or trail of game when pursued.
- A bated or blunted sword used in fencing-practice and friendly contests; now, usually, an implement used in fencing-schools, for small-sword practice only.
- The art or sport of fencing with such a sword.
- A fencing sword having a usually circular guard and a thin, flexible four-sided blade with a button on the tip to prevent injury.
- The trail or scent of an animal.
- A repulse; a setback.
- A hydrofoil.
- An airfoil.
- A curvilinear, often lobelike figure or space formed between the cusps of intersecting arcs, found especially in Gothic tracery and Moorish ornament.
- The reflective metal coating on the back of a glass mirror.
- One that stands in contrast to and emphasizes the distinctive characteristics of another.
- A thin layer of polished metal placed under a displayed gem to lend it brilliance.
- Metal that has been formed into a thin, flexible sheet.
- 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
- Anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
- Picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
- A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
- A light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
CROSS vs FOIL: ADJECTIVE
- Crossbred; hybrid.
- Involving interchange; reciprocal.
- Showing ill humor; annoyed.
- Contrary or counter; opposing.
- Lying or passing crosswise; intersecting.
- Perversely irritable
- N/A
CROSS vs FOIL: VERB
- Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- Travel across or pass over
- Meet at a point
- Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- Fold so as to resemble a cross
- Meet and pass
- Trace a line through or across
- To cover or extend over an area or time period
- To multiply two binomials together.
- Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- Cover or back with foil
- Enhance by contrast
CROSS vs FOIL: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To crossbreed or cross-fertilize.
- To move or be conveyed in opposite directions at the same time.
- To meet in passing; come into conjunction.
- To make a crossing.
- To move or extend from one side to another.
- To lie or pass across each other; intersect.
- To cross-examine.
- To crossbreed or cross-fertilize (plants or animals).
- To betray or deceive; double-cross. Often used with up.
- To interfere with; thwart or obstruct.
- To combine the qualities of two things.
- To encounter in passing.
- To make the sign of the cross upon or over as a sign of devotion or blessing.
- To place crosswise one over the other.
- To make or put a line across.
- To eliminate or dismiss as unimportant or undesirable.
- To delete by drawing a line through.
- To propel (a ball or puck) as a cross, as in soccer.
- To extend or pass through or over; intersect.
- To carry or conduct across something.
- To go or extend across; pass from one side of to the other.
- N/A
CROSS vs FOIL: TRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
- To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat.
- To tread under foot; to trample.
- To defile; to soil.
- To obscure or confuse (a trail or scent) so as to evade pursuers.
- To prevent from being successful; thwart.
- To set off by contrast.
- To wrap (strands of hair) in pieces of foil in order to isolate them after bleach or color has been applied.
- To cover or back with foil.
CROSS vs FOIL: ADVERB
- Crosswise.
- N/A
CROSS vs FOIL: PREPOSITION
- Across.
- N/A
CROSS vs FOIL: OTHER WORD TYPES
- At right angles to the long axis
- In a crosswise direction
- Extending or lying across
- (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
- Used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
- A representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified
- Annoyed and irritable
- A marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
- Viewed with a projector
- Synonyms Thwart, Baffle, etc. See frustrate.
- This your courtesy
- To frustrate; baffle; mislead; render vain or nugatory, as an effort or attempt; thwart; balk: as, the enemy was foiled in his attempt to pass the river.
- To blunt; dull; deaden: as, to foil the scent in a chase.
- To trample upon; tread under foot.
- In hunting, of an animal, to retrace its own track for the purpose of baffling the hounds; ‘run the foil.’ See foil, n.
- To defile: same as file, foul.
CROSS vs FOIL: RELATED WORDS
- Hybridisation, Foil, Crosswise, Transverse, Span, Hybridization, Sweep, Crossbreeding, Thwart, Track, Transversal, Intersect, Mark, Crisscross, Traverse
- Stymie, Counter, Sheeting, Outwit, Thwarted, Repel, Transparency, Queer, Bilk, Cross, Scotch, Baffle, Spoil, Frustrate, Thwart
CROSS vs FOIL: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Crabbed, Hybridisation, Foil, Crosswise, Transverse, Span, Hybridization, Crossbreeding, Thwart, Track, Transversal, Intersect, Mark, Crisscross, Traverse
- Scuttle, Stymie, Counter, Outwit, Thwarted, Repel, Transparency, Queer, Bilk, Cross, Scotch, Baffle, Spoil, Frustrate, Thwart
CROSS vs FOIL: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
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- When authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the signal pertaining to the crossing movements.
- Red Cross Clubs must submit a Club Constitution to their Red Cross Unit at the beginning of each school year.
- Flashing green walking person: continue to cross if already on the crossing but do not start to cross.
- Like the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, it was for bestowal upon successful general officers.
- Cross Stitch Patterns and Stamped Stitchables available at Everything Cross Stitch.
- Download Oil Filter Cross Reference Chart for Free Cross Reference Products.
- KKK expressly disclaimed any government endorsement of the cross with written language on the cross.
- Cross the bridge and then cross two more bridges leading east and south.
- Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments Xmas Cross Stitch Cross Stitch Cards Christmas Cross Christmas.
- Remember to avoid acidic foods in the aluminum foil since they decompose the foil.
- Shattered Rainbow Deco Foil and a new distressed foil technique I just learned on the Therm O Web blog.
- Literary Foil Examples: In the Harry Potter example above, Draco Malfoy serves as both a foil and an antagonist.
- This foil applicator gives professional and gorgeous foil effects that amplifies the look of your DIY projects.
- Luxurious Brilliance: Hot foil stamping is the process of applying foil using a heated die.
- Murano glass border available with gold foil or silver foil backing.
- Line a large baking pan with foil and generously grease foil.
- EDGE FX foil caddy and removable foil insert.
- Line pan with aluminum foil and discard foil afteruse.
- For foil stamping, ask your printer or foil manufacturer for a high heat tolerant foil.
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