The difference between Foul and Nice

When used as nouns, foul means a breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage, whereas nice means niceness.

When used as verbs, foul means to make dirty, whereas nice means to run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.

When used as adjectives, foul means covered with, or containing unclean matter, whereas nice means pleasant, satisfactory.

Nice is also adverb with the meaning: nicely.

check bellow for the other definitions of Foul and Nice

  1. Foul as an adjective:

    Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.

    Examples:

    "This cloth is too foul to use as a duster."

    "His foul hands got dirt all over the kitchen."

    "The air was so foul nobody could breathe."

    "A ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles"

    "A well is foul with polluted water."

  2. Foul as an adjective:

    obscene, vulgar or abusive.

    Examples:

    "The rascal spewed forth a series of foul words."

    "His foul language causes many people to believe he is uneducated."

  3. Foul as an adjective:

    Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.

    Examples:

    "He has a foul set of friends."

  4. Foul as an adjective:

    Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.

    Examples:

    "This foul food is making me retch."

    "There was a foul smell coming from the toilet."

  5. Foul as an adjective (obsolete):

    Ugly; homely; poor.

  6. Foul as an adjective:

    Unpleasant, stormy or rainy.

    Examples:

    "Some foul weather is brewing."

  7. Foul as an adjective:

    Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.

    Examples:

    "'Foul play is not suspected."

  8. Foul as an adjective (nautical):

    Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.

    Examples:

    "We've got a foul anchor."

    "a rope could get foul while paying it out."

  9. Foul as an adjective (baseball):

    Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.

    Examples:

    "Jones hit foul ball after foul ball."

  1. Foul as a verb (transitive):

    To make dirty.

    Examples:

    "to foul the face or hands with mire"

    "She's fouled her diaper."

  2. Foul as a verb (transitive):

    To besmirch.

    Examples:

    "He's fouled his reputation."

  3. Foul as a verb (transitive):

    To clog or obstruct.

    Examples:

    "The hair has fouled the drain."

  4. Foul as a verb (transitive, nautical):

    To entangle.

    Examples:

    "The kelp has fouled the prop."

  5. Foul as a verb (transitive, basketball):

    To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.

    Examples:

    "Smith fouled him hard."

  6. Foul as a verb (transitive, baseball):

    To hit outside of the baselines.

    Examples:

    "Jones fouled the ball off the facing of the upper deck."

  7. Foul as a verb (intransitive):

    To become clogged.

    Examples:

    "The drain fouled."

  8. Foul as a verb (intransitive):

    To become entangled.

    Examples:

    "The prop fouled on the kelp."

  9. Foul as a verb (intransitive, basketball):

    To commit a foul.

    Examples:

    "Smith fouled within the first minute of the quarter."

  10. Foul as a verb (intransitive, baseball):

    To hit a ball outside of the baselines.

    Examples:

    "Jones fouled for strike one."

  1. Foul as a noun (sports):

    A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.

  2. Foul as a noun (bowling):

    A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball.

  3. Foul as a noun (baseball):

    A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.

    Examples:

    "Jones hit a foul up over the screen."

  1. Nice as an adjective:

    Pleasant, satisfactory.

  2. Nice as an adjective:

    Of a person: friendly, attractive.

  3. Nice as an adjective:

    Respectable; virtuous.

    Examples:

    "What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?"

  4. Nice as an adjective:

    With "and", shows that the given adjective is desirable: pleasantly.

    Examples:

    "The soup is nice and hot."

  5. Nice as an adjective (obsolete):

    Silly, ignorant; foolish.

  6. Nice as an adjective (now, rare):

    Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.

  7. Nice as an adjective (obsolete):

    Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.

  8. Nice as an adjective:

    Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.

  9. Nice as an adjective (obsolete):

    Easily injured; delicate; dainty.

  10. Nice as an adjective (obsolete):

    Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.

  1. Nice as an adverb (colloquial):

    Nicely.

    Examples:

    "Children, play nice."

    "He dresses real nice."

  1. Nice as a noun:

    niceness.

  1. Nice as a verb (transitive, computing, Unix):

    To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.

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