The Meaning of fool

• (n.) A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; -- commonly called gooseberry fool.
• (n.) One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of understanding; an idiot; a natural.
• (n.) A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt.
• (n.) One who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom; a wicked person.
• (n.) One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments.
• (v. i.) To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.
• (v. t.) To infatuate; to make foolish.
• (v. t.) To use as a fool; to deceive in a shameful or mortifying manner; to impose upon; to cheat by inspiring foolish confidence; as, to fool one out of his money.

Synonyms

sap , saphead , muggins , tomfool , chump , gull , mark , patsy , fall guy , sucker , soft touch , mug , jester , motley fool , gull , befool , fritter , frivol away , dissipate , shoot , fritter away , fool away , gull , dupe , slang , befool , cod , put on , take in , put one over , put one across , horse around , arse around , fool around

Rhymes

abdul , apostolopoul , baiul , bellefeuille , blackpool , boole , boule , bruehl , brule , buehl , buel , buhl , cesspool , claypool , cool , coole , cruel , drogoul , drool , dual , duell , dule , fuel , ghoul , gurule , home-school , hoole , istanbul , jewel , joule , juel , jule , liverpool , luelle , makhoul , mccool , minuscule , misrule , molecule , muehl , mule , overrule , pool , poole , poul , preschool , rahul , rantoul , raoul , raul , retool , reul , reule , rhule , ridicule , ruel , rule , saccule , school , schuele , spool , sproule , sproull , spruell , spruiell , spruill , stool , supercool , thule , tool , toole , tuel , tuell , tulle , tuyle , vestibule , vipul , whirlpool , yuill , yuille , yule