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foil vs overhead

overhead vs foil

foil and overhead both are nouns.

foil is not an adjective while overhead is an adjective.

foil is a verb but overhead is not a verb.

foil is not an adverb while overhead is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foil Yes No Yes No
overhead Yes Yes No Yes
As nouns, overhead is a hyponym of foil; that is, overhead is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foil:
  • foil: picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
  • overhead: a transparency for use with an overhead projector
Other hyponyms of foil include lantern slide, slide, viewgraph.
foil (noun) overhead (noun)
a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector a transparency for use with an overhead projector
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 (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
(computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
foil (adjective) overhead (adjective)
located or originating from above
foil (verb) overhead (verb)
cover or back with foil
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
enhance by contrast
foil (adverb) overhead (adverb)
above the head; over the head
above your head; in the sky
Difference between foil and overhead

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