Fox

  • 71fox — /fɒks / (say foks) noun 1. any of certain carnivores of the dog family, Canidae, especially those constituting the genus Vulpes, smaller than the wolves, characterised by pointed muzzle, erect ears, and long, bushy tail. 2. the common Northern… …

  • 72fox — rudoji lapė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Vulpes vulpes angl. common fox; common red fox; European fox; fox; red fox vok. Fuchs; nordischer Fuchs; Rotfuchs rus. красная лиса; лисица; обыкновенная… …

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  • 73fox — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reynard, slyboots. See animal, cunning. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A clever person] Syn. Reynard, Volpone, artful dodger, cheat, trickster, slick operator, slyboots, sly dog*, con artist*; see also cheat… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 74fox — fox1 [ faks ] noun ** 1. ) count a wild animal similar to a small dog, with red brown fur, a pointed face, and a thick tail a ) uncount the fur of a fox, used to make or decorate coats 2. ) count someone who is clever at tricking people: Mr.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 75fox — 1 noun 1 (C) a wild animal like a dog with reddish brown fur, a pointed face, and a thick tail 2 (C) informal someone who is clever and deceitful: He was a sly old fox. 3 (U) the skin and fur of a fox, used to make clothes 4 (C) AmE informal… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 76Fox — I [[t]fɒks[/t]] n. pl. Fox•es (esp. collectively) Fox. 1) peo a member of an American Indian people residing in Wisconsin at time of first contact, and later confined to a single settlement in E Iowa 2) peo the Algonquian language shared by the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 77fox — I. noun (plural foxes; also fox) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fuhs fox and perhaps to Sanskrit puccha tail Date: before 12th century 1. a. any of various carnivorous mammals… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 78fox — fox1 [fɔks US fa:ks] n [: Old English;] 1.) a wild animal like a dog with reddish brown fur, a pointed face, and a thick tail 2.) informal someone who is clever and good at deceiving people ▪ He was a sly old fox. 3.) [U] the skin and fur of a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 79fox — [[t]fɒ̱ks[/t]] foxes, foxing, foxed 1) N COUNT A fox is a wild animal which looks like a dog and has reddish brown fur, a pointed face and ears, and a thick tail. Foxes eat smaller animals. 2) VERB If you are foxed by something, you cannot… …

    English dictionary

  • 80fox — [[t]fɒks[/t]] n. pl. fox•es, (esp. collectively)fox, n. 1) mam any of several small carnivores of the dog family, Canidae, esp. those of the genus Vulpes, having a sharply pointed muzzle and a long bushy tail 2) clo the fur of this animal 3) a… …

    From formal English to slang