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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fox(noun)


  2. dodger, fox, slyboots(noun)

    a shifty deceptive person

  3. fox(noun)

    the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox

  4. Fox, Charles James Fox(noun)


  5. Fox, George Fox(noun)


  6. Fox(noun)


  7. Fox(verb)

    the Algonquian language of the Fox


    deceive somebody





  10. fox(verb)

    become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots


  1. fox(Noun)

    A red fox, small carnivore (), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.

  2. fox(Noun)

    Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe Vulpini within the family Canidae, consisting of nine genera (see the Wikipedia article on the fox).

  3. fox(Noun)

    The fur of a fox or fox fur.

  4. fox(Noun)

    A fox terrier.

  5. fox(Noun)

    The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.

  6. fox(Noun)

    A cunning person.

  7. fox(Noun)

    An attractive man or woman.

  8. fox(Noun)


  9. fox(Noun)

    A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.

  10. fox(Verb)


  11. fox(Verb)

    To confuse or baffle (someone).

    This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me.

  12. fox(Verb)

    To act slyly or craftily.

  13. fox(Verb)


    The pages of the book show distinct foxing.

  14. fox(Verb)

    To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.

  15. Fox(Noun)

    someone connected with Leicester City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

  16. Fox(ProperNoun)

    derived from the name of the animal.

  17. Fox(ProperNoun)

    Fox Broadcasting Company, a large television network from the USA.

    I watched a great show on Fox last night.

  18. Fox(ProperNoun)

    A given name.

  19. Origin: From fuhsaz, from puk-, peuk-. Cognate with vuhs, vos, fuhs ( פֿוקס, Fuchs). The Indo-European root was also the source of Avestan pusa- (‘plait’), puxъ ( пух), ( paustis).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fox(noun)


  2. Fox(noun)

    the European dragonet

  3. Fox(noun)


  4. Fox(noun)

    a sly, cunning fellow

  5. Fox(noun)

    rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats

  6. Fox(noun)


  7. Fox(noun)


  8. Fox(noun)

    to intoxicate; to stupefy with drink

  9. Fox(noun)

    to make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment

  10. Fox(noun)


  11. Fox(verb)


  12. Origin: [See Fox, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.]


  1. Fox


British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'FOX' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2078

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'FOX' in Nouns Frequency: #2508

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