fool
/fuːl/
verb
- To deceive or trick someone.
- He tried to fool his sister with a fake spider.
- The magician fooled the audience with his card trick.
- You can't fool me — I know you ate the last cookie.
- To act in a playful or joking way; to pretend.
- The kids were fooling in the backyard, pretending to be superheroes.
- Stop fooling and tell me the truth.
- She was just fooling when she said she was moving to Mars.
adjective
- Foolish; lacking good sense (used informally, often in combination).
- It was fool luck that we found our way home in the dark.
- He made a fool promise that he couldn't keep.
- That was a fool thing to do — you could have gotten hurt.
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noun
- A person who lacks good judgment or common sense; someone who acts unwisely.
- Don't be a fool — wear your helmet when you ride your bike.
- He felt like a fool after forgetting his own birthday.
- Only a fool would go hiking in the desert without water.
- A person who is tricked or made to look silly.
- The con artist made a fool of the wealthy businessman.
- She played the fool in the school play, making everyone laugh.
- He realized he had been a fool for believing their lies.
- A cold dessert made of fruit puree mixed with cream or custard.
- We had strawberry fool for dessert at the picnic.
- The recipe for gooseberry fool is simple and delicious.
- She served a creamy raspberry fool in small glass cups.
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