Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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foil | Yes | No | Yes | No |
cross | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
foil (noun) | cross (noun) |
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a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal | (genetics) 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 |
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector | a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece |
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 | a marking that consists of lines that cross each other |
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities | any affliction that causes great suffering |
foil (adjective) | cross (adjective) |
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extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis | |
annoyed and irritable |
foil (verb) | cross (verb) |
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cover or back with foil | breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties |
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | trace a line through or across |
enhance by contrast | travel across or pass over |
meet and pass | |
meet at a point | |
fold so as to resemble a cross | |
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | |
to cover or extend over an area or time period |