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UK
/fˈuːl/
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[ US /ˈfuɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈfuɫ/ ]
NOUN
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
- a person who lacks good judgment
VERB
- make a fool or dupe of
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indulge in horseplay
Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!
The bored children were fooling about -
spend frivolously and unwisely
Fritter away one's inheritance -
fool or hoax
The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
You can't fool me!
How To Use fool In A Sentence
- On the fives court, his nervous housemaster could relax, “rushing about,” as Roald described it, “shrieking what a little fool he is, and calling himself all sorts of names when he misses the ball.” Storyteller
- One cannot do a foolish thing once in one's life, but one must hear of it a hundred times.
- One cannot do a foolish thing once in one's life, but one must hear of it a hundred times.
- There's to be no biting, kicking, rearing or foolery, understand?
- And when Elliot Spitzer got caught fooling w/a prostie, he resigned on the spot … saaaaaaaaaaaay … WHY is Vitter still in office? Think Progress » Vitter receives standing ovation at Southern Republican Leadership Conference.
- He could spot hypocrisy, pomposity, smugness, snobbery, tomfoolery and turpitude from miles away.
- If a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking. - Woodrow Wilson
- Virtually foolproof to use, it flattering. Times, Sunday Times
- He loved all Jenny's children deeply-especially Ian, the wee gowk whose mixture of foolishness and pigheaded courage reminded him so much of himself at that age. Drums of Autumn
- The magic of the elves is a twilight thing, the sound of distant silver horns, a fairy gold that turns to dust by noonday, and it is meant to chide the pride of foolish mortal men. MIND MELD: Today's SF Authors Define Science Fiction (Part 2)
