slide vs foil

slide and foil both are nouns.

slide and foil both are verbs.

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

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

slide: a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
foil: picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

Other hypernyms of slide include transparency.

slide (noun)	foil (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it	a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
sloping channel through which things can descend	a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector	picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study	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
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide	anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

slide (verb)	foil (verb)
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly	cover or back with foil
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
move smoothly along a surface	enhance by contrast

Difference between slide and foil

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