fox

Plural: foxen, foxes

Noun

• alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
• a shifty deceptive person
• the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
• English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
• English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)
• a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
• the Algonquian language of the Fox
• A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
• Any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.
• A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
• Any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.
• The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur.
• A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
• Other canines that resemble true foxes, of the genera Cerdocyon, Lycalopex, Otocyon, and Urocyon.
• The fur of a fox.
• A fox terrier.
• The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.
• A cunning person.
• A physically attractive person, typically a woman.
• A person with reddish brown hair, typically a woman.
• A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets.
• A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.
• A hidden radio transmitter, finding which is the goal of radiosport.
• The fourteenth Lenormand card.
• A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.
• Air-to-air weapon launched.
• Someone who fuses many different influences and concepts in their philosophy or worldview.

Verb

Verb Forms: foxed, foxing, foxes

• To outwit or trick someone with cleverness and cunning.
• deceive somebody
• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
• become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
• To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
• To confuse or baffle (someone).
• To act slyly or craftily.
• To cheat or rob.
• To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.)
• To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
• To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
• To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
• To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.

Examples

• She tried to FOX her Words With Friends opponent with a tricky setup, but they saw right through it.
• The pages of the book show distinct foxing.
• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
• This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me.

Synonyms

bedevil, befuddle, Charles James Fox, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dodger, flim-flam, fob, fuddle, George Fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, slyboots, throw, trick, HB, angel, babe, beaut, beauty, beefcake, belle, betty, bit of crumpet, bobby-dazzler, bomb, bombshell, bona omi, chick magnet, chicken, cookie, crumpet, cupcake, cutie, dimber cove, dimber mort, dish, doll, dreamboat, enchantress, eye candy, femme fatale, fox, goddess, golden girl, good looker, himbo, hottie, houri, hunk, jelly, knockout, lady-killer, looker, lovely, lulu, man-meat, odalisque, peng ting, piece of crumpet, pretty, pretty boy, rizzler, sex on a stick, sex on legs, smoke show, spunk, stoater, stud, stud muffin, stunna, stunner, superhunk, tchotchke, ten, twink, vixen

Antonyms

hedgehog

Related Words

Reynard, coyote · dog · fox · jackal · wolf [edit], cub, kitsune, 🦊