foil

Object

• robbery: Remote monitoring technology has already enabled the Co-Op to foil an armed robbery at a store near Sheffield.
• plot: I do not know whether it is true, but the police claim to have foiled two dirty bomb plots in London.

Converse of object

• grease: Wrap the roll loosely in greased foil and place in a large saucepan.
• wrap: Charcoal tablets are foil wrapped in tubes of 10.

Preposition: behind

radiator: Putting aluminum foil behind the radiators will also reflect the heat back into your rooms saving about £ 10 per year per radiator.

Preposition: over

grill: If Whole Fish: Again put foil over the grill pan.

Adjective modifier

• holographic: Holograms or Holographic foils are standard means of overt consumer assurance of authenticity.
• metallic: It involves cutting pieces of galss to form a pattern followed by wrapping the edges with thin strips of metallic foil.
• perfect: What would be the perfect foil for the Zero?

Modifies a noun

• sachet: The only disappointment is that the tartare sauce doesn't come in a little foil sachet.
• balloon: Plain 18 " foil balloons can be personalized with your message in gold or silver.
• cutter: Comes complete with a cross cut foil cutter, this corkscrew will open bottles in seconds.
• wrapper: Samples were almost exclusively purchased as 250g blocks, most with a paper wrapper although some had foil wrappers.
• pouch: For the long term storage, the seed of each plant is kept in a separate foil pouch.
• parcel: To bake, season the fish and wrap in foil parcels with some fresh herbs, and a little white wine and/or stock.

Noun used with modifier

• aluminum: Please put only clean aluminum foil in the bank.
• aluminum: The walls of your growing room should be painted white or covered with aluminum foil to reflect the light.
• tin: The best utensils for cleaning a barbecue are a wire brush or crumpled tin foil.
• copper: How do I remove the broken glass from the copper foil without causing further damage?
• silver: Cover the bottle with black paper or silver foil to make the worms think they are underground!