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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.
- 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)
- A swarm of princesses totter on stage, got up like topiary on legs in every shade of scarlet, crimson, cerise, cochineal, each foolishly imagining Prince Charming must choose her as his red queen. Cendrillon; Rinaldo – review