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Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Idioms about fool
be nobody's fool, to be wise or shrewd.
Origin of fool
1First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English fol, fool, from Old French fol, from Latin follis “bellows, bag”; cf. follis
OTHER WORDS FROM fool
un·fooled, adjectiveun·fool·ing, adjectivewell-fooled, adjectiveWords nearby fool
food truck, food vacuole, food vessel, food web, foofaraw, fool, fool around, fool away, foolery, foolfish, foolhardy
Other definitions for fool (2 of 2)
fool2
[ fool ]
/ ful /
noun British Cooking.
a dish made of fruit, scalded or stewed, crushed and mixed with cream or the like: gooseberry fool.
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British Dictionary definitions for fool (1 of 2)
Word Origin for fool
C13: from Old French fol mad person, from Late Latin follis empty-headed fellow, from Latin: bellows; related to Latin flāre to blow
British Dictionary definitions for fool (2 of 2)
fool2
/ (fuːl) /
noun
mainly British a dessert made from a purée of fruit with cream or custardgooseberry fool
Word Origin for fool
C16: perhaps from fool 1
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