fox
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- noun
- /fɑks/
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- So this was a fox circling around on the grass.
- red fox
- a fox hunt
- rabid fox
And so, just like the fox, we do our sour grapes.
- And so, just like the fox, we do our sour grapes.
- You know that old saying about the fox guarding A hen house?
- Do you know what a fox sounds like when they're doing?
- spins and the foxes How bright is the sky?
- Now, is this just like a recreation of the fox eye makeup trend?
Examples
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Your fox was after my chickens, Tweed.
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Have you ever heard a fox in the wild, either of you?
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There was this fox just walking towards us.
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No, it's just a fox, dear.
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Perhaps the fox is right.
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We caught the fox, didn't we?
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HAL: You see that little fox out there?
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When the fox hears the rabbit scream, he comes a-runnin'.
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While walking in the forest, I spotted a fox darting through the underbrush.
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The clever fox carefully stalked its prey among the tall grass.
Synonyms
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A mammal like a dog or fox that belongs to the dog family
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A wild animal like a small dog with red-brown fur that lives in fields and towns
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A small fox that lives in the Arctic with thick fur that turns white in winter
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A small gray fox with large ears that lives in western North American deserts and is active at night
A red fox with dark fur and white tips kept for its fur
A small Arctic fox with brown summer fur and white winter fur
A northern fox with pale grey or blue-grey winter fur that lives near coasts
A small grey fox that lives in the open grasslands of western North America
A small desert fox with very large ears that lives in North Africa and survives with little water
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- US
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A medium-sized wild animal with gray fur that lives in North and Central America and can climb trees
- US
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A small gray fox with large ears that lives in western North American deserts and is active at night
A wild animal like a small dog from northern South America that eats crabs and small animals
A nickname for the German general Erwin Rommel who led forces in North Africa during World War II
A large tree squirrel with a bushy tail and reddish gray fur that lives in the eastern United States
- Specialized
A wild grape native to eastern North America with dark purple fruit used for jams and juices
- Specialized
A large shark in warm seas with a long whiplike tail used to herd and stun small fish
- US
A small wild fox from Mexico and the US with a long bushy tail with black and white rings
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Etymology
The word fox goes back to an old German word and you can still see the same name in German (Fuchs) and Dutch (vos). Because the animal is quick and clever, the name stayed with this small wild creature, so today fox means that small, clever mammal with a bushy tail.