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fox

Syllabification: (fox)
Pronunciation: /fäks/

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Definition of fox

noun

  • 1a carnivorous mammal of the dog family with a pointed muzzle and bushy tail, proverbial for its cunning.
    • Vulpes and three other genera, family Canidae: several species, including the red fox and the arctic fox
  • the fur of a fox.
  • 2 informal a cunning or sly person:a wily old fox
  • 3 informal a sexually attractive woman.

verb

[with object]
  • 1 informal baffle or deceive (someone):the bad light and dark shadows foxed him
  • 2repair (a boot or shoe) by renewing the upper leather.
  • ornament (the upper of a boot or shoe) with a strip of leather.

Derivatives

foxlike

Pronunciation: /-ˌlīk/

adjective

Origin:

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vos and German Fuchs

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