foil vs device

foil and device both are nouns.

foil is a verb but device is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foil	Yes	No	Yes	No
device	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, device is a hypernym of foil; that is, device is a word with a broader meaning than foil:

foil: 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
device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

foil (noun)	device (noun)
a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button	any clever maneuver
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal	an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector	an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
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	any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities	something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

foil (verb)	device (verb)
cover or back with foil
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
enhance by contrast

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