- Types Of Speech
- You can use foul as a noun, verb, adjective satellite or as a article in a sentence.
- About Foul
- A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters f, l, o, and u, 2 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ou. Foul starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters f, fo, fou, and the ending characters are l, ul, oul, ..
- Definition
- An act that violates of the rules of a sport
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Foul is set as a kindergarten word that starts with f, ends with l, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 4 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is foul a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Foul in Pig Latin is said as "oulfay or oulfway".
- Unigram
- f | o | u | l
- Bigram
- fo | ou | ul
- Trigram
- fou | oul
- Quadrigram
- foul
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- an act that violates of the rules of a sport
- Verb Examples
- become soiled and dirty
- make unclean;
"foul the water" - spot, stain, or pollute;
"The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" - make impure;
"The industrial wastes polluted the lake" - commit a foul;
break the rules - hit a foul ball
- become or cause to become obstructed;
"The leaves clog our drains in the Fall";
"The water pipe is backed up"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- especially of a ship's lines etc;
"with its sails afoul";
"a foul anchor" - disgustingly dirty;
filled or smeared with offensive matter;
"as filthy as a pigsty";
"a foul pond";
"a nasty pigsty of a room" - characterized by obscenity;
"had a filthy mouth";
"foul language";
"smutty jokes" - thoroughly unpleasant;
"filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having" - violating accepted standards or rules;
"a dirty fighter";
"used foul means to gain power";
"a nasty unsporting serve";
"fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" - offensively malodorous;
"a putrid smell" - (of a manuscript) defaced with changes;
"foul (or dirty) copy" - highly offensive;
arousing aversion or disgust;
"a disgusting smell";
"distasteful language";
"a loathsome disease";
"the idea of eating meat is repellent to me";
"revolting food";
"a wicked stench"
- Article Examples
- (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abase | cause to feel shame hurt the pride of "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" |
| Abeyant | temporarily inactive |
| Abhorrent | offensive to the mind "an abhorrent deed" "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee" "morally repugnant customs" "repulsive behavior" "the most repulsive character in recent novels" |
| Abject | showing humiliation or submissiveness "an abject apology" |
| Abominable | exceptionally bad or displeasing "atrocious taste" "abominable workmanship" "an awful voice" "dreadful manners" "a painful performance" "terrible handwriting" "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" |
| Abstract | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" |
| Absurd | inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman |
| Abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment |
| Abusive | characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment "abusive punishment" "argued...that foster homes are abusive" |
| Adulterate | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones "adulterate liquor" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Foul
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Foul | an act that violates of the rules of a sport |
View English words with the unique letters used in foul. Words With The Letters Flou
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Foul | an act that violates of the rules of a sport |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Infringement | a crime less serious than a felony |
| Violation | entry to another''s property without right or permission |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Foul Ball | |
| Personal Foul | |
| Technical | (basketball) a foul that that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play |
| Technical Foul |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Safoulla | Yes | No |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foul (4 letters) | 7 | 9 | foul | ||
| Boxful (6 letters) | 18 +11 | 21 +12 | boxful | ||
| Befoul (6 letters) | 11 +4 | 14 +5 | befoul | ||
| Fouled (6 letters) | 10 +3 | 12 +3 | fouled | ||
| Woeful (6 letters) | 12 +5 | 14 +5 | uflowe | ||
| Foully (6 letters) | 12 +5 | 14 +5 | foully | ||
| Afoul (5 letters) | 8 +1 | 10 +1 | afoul | ||
| Woful (5 letters) | 11 +4 | 13 +4 | woful |
Foul Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With F
- Ends With L
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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