Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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preclude | No | No | Yes | No |
foil | Yes | No | Yes | No |
preclude (noun) | foil (noun) |
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a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button | |
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal | |
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a 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 | |
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities |
preclude (verb) | foil (verb) |
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keep from happening or arising; make impossible | cover or back with foil |
make impossible, especially beforehand | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
enhance by contrast |