fool | English to English Dictionary

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fool

(f/u/l )

a person who lacks good judgment(noun.person)

Synonym:
muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool

source: wordnet30
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of(noun.person)

Synonym:
chump, fall guy, gull, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker

source: wordnet30
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages(noun.person)

Synonym:
jester, motley fool

source: wordnet30
A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; -- commonly called gooseberry fool.(noun)

source: webster1913
One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of understanding; an idiot; a natural.(noun)

source: webster1913

make a fool or dupe of(verb.social)

Synonym:
befool, gull

source: wordnet30
spend frivolously and unwisely(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
dissipate, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot

source: wordnet30
fool or hoax(verb.communication)

Example:
You can't fool me!.

Synonym:
befool, cod, dupe, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in

source: wordnet30
indulge in horseplay(verb.communication)

Example:
The bored children were fooling about.

Synonym:
arse around, fool around, horse around

source: wordnet30
To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.(verb)

source: webster1913
To infatuate; to make foolish.(verb)

source: webster1913

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