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fox

/fɑks/noun, verb1 syllable

Fox means: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly.

Synonyms for fox22

noun, as in a shifty deceptive person

dodger, slyboots

noun, as in English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)

Charles James Fox

noun, as in English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)

George Fox

noun, as in the Algonquian language of the Fox

Fox language

verb, as in be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

confuse, throw, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate, flurry, disconcert, put off

verb, as in deceive somebody

flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, pull a fast one on, play a trick on

What does fox mean?10

verb

1

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly“These questions confuse even the experts”

2

deceive somebody“We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week”

3

become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

noun

1

a shifty deceptive person

2

English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)

3

English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)

4

the Algonquian language of the Fox

5

a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River

6

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

7

the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fox?19

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Fox in a sentence

  • I saw a wolf, a fox and a rabbit.CarpeLanam
  • Noticing the fox had gone, the hare crept out of its burrow underground.sundown
  • When the hare realised the fox had gone, it emerged from its underground dwelling.sundown
  • If you capture a fox and try to befriend it, be careful.DJ_Saidez
  • I saw a wolf, a fox, and a rabbit.eleutherothentes1
  • Foxes know more from age, than from being a fox.espamatics
  • I think it's a fox, not a dog.CK
  • I'm a fox, so human language is hard for me.DJ_Saidez

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of fox

as a noun

plural
foxes

as a verb

past tense
foxed
present participle
foxing
third-person singular
foxes
past participle
foxed