fox
A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
Noun 4 meanings
A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
The fur of a fox.
A fox terrier.
A flying fox.
Verb 4 meanings
To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
To sham, to dissemble.
To confuse or baffle (someone).
“This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me.”
To act slyly or craftily.
Etymology
From Middle English fox, from Old English fox (“fox”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (“fox”), from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”), possibly from *puḱ- (“tail”).
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FOX at a glance
FOX has 3 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (F 4 + O 1 + X 8) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,150 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with fox
All rhymes- OUTFOX16
- CARFOX18
- DOGFOX18
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