foil vs picture

picture vs foil

foil and picture both are nouns.

foil and picture both are verbs.

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

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

foil: picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
picture: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

Other hypernyms of foil include icon, ikon, image.

foil (noun)	picture (noun)
a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button	a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal	graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector	a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
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 clear and telling mental image
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities	a typical example of some state or quality
	illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
	the visible part of a television transmission
	a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
	a graphic or vivid verbal description
	a situation treated as an observable object

foil (verb)	picture (verb)
cover or back with foil	show in, or as in, a picture
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
enhance by contrast

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